A bad year for Boeing.
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John Oliver just did a pretty decent review of the causes of Boeing's problems - some pretty stupid stuff.
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Fifty hurt as NZ-bound flight hit by 'technical' issue
A passenger has described the moment people hit the roof of a plane travelling from Australia to New Zealand during what was described as a mid-air "technical event".
Brian Jokat said a number of people suffered head injuries after the LatAm Airlines jet dropped unexpectedly, throwing some out their seats.
Fifty were hurt and 12 were taken to hospital om landing in Auckland.
Emergency services said one was in a serious condition.
In total, New Zealand's St John ambulance service said it had "assessed and treated approximately" 50 patients who had been travelling on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which had taken off from Sydney.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Jokat revealed that people had hit the ceiling with such force "some of the roof panels were broken" while others had been thrown down the aisles after the plane "dropped unlike anything" he had ever experienced before.
"There was blood coming from several people's heads and people were yelling and screaming and it was chaos," Mr Jokat added.
Another passenger told Radio New Zealand reported they saw people "flying around", leaving traces of their blood on the ceiling.
Some were not wearing their seatbelts, Radio New Zealand reported, quoting one of those on board.
Further details about the "technical event" or what caused it are still not known. FlightAware, an airline tracker, shows the plane losing altitude about two hours into the three hour flight between the two cities.
Latam Airlines said it "deeply" regretted "any inconvenience and discomfort this situation may have caused its passengers".
It said "a technical event during the flight" had "caused a strong movement" but provided no further information.
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Jesus. It's almost as though someone is sabotaging Boeing.
I believe this is the first "episode" for a 787, isn't it?
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Jesus. It's almost as though someone is sabotaging Boeing.
I believe this is the first "episode" for a 787, isn't it?
@George-K said in A bad year for Boeing.:
Jesus. It's almost as though someone is sabotaging Boeing.
I believe this is the first "episode" for a 787, isn't it?
I must admit when I flew a couple of weeks ago, it was the first time that I have ever checked out the type of plane that was going to be used beforehand, and went with the airline that used Airbus rather than the 737
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Justice Department Opens Probe, Interviews Crew in Alaska Airlines Blowout
The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight, according to documents and people familiar with the matter.
Investigators have contacted some passengers and crew on the Jan. 5 flight, which made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after a fuselage panel ripped off midair, according to the documents and people.
As part of the new investigation, the Justice Department has interviewed pilots and flight attendants on the flight.
āIn an event like this, itās normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation. We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target of the investigation,ā Alaska Airlines said.The probe would inform the Justice Departmentās review of whether Boeing BA -2.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle complied with an earlier settlement that resolved a federal investigation following two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. Investigations donāt always result in formal charges of wrongdoing.
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And more bad luck...
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https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68534703
A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm's production standards has been found dead in the US.
John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.
In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.
Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.
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@George-K The wheel door cover did not close?
@taiwan_girl said in A bad year for Boeing.:
@George-K The wheel door cover did not close?
Nope, on take-off you can see "smoke" (what experts are saying is actually a hydraulic leak) and the open landing gear doors is likely a sign they were manually opened using an alternative method, if the hydraulics were at risk. On the ground later it was likely a hydraulic leak that looks like smoke.
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"Self-inflicted."
@George-K said in A bad year for Boeing.:
"Self-inflicted."
Assuming it was self-inflicted, you've got to wonder what people may have been saying to him, either in person or on-line
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From March 6th:
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More info about the system itself. Don't watch if you would prefer not to know how many things rely on the bleed air system.
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