Crash and Burn: 3 Boeing Crashes in 2 days

[Bill]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...am-runway.html

A Boeing plane's tyre burst during landing in Turkey today, the third passenger aircraft built by the manufacturing giant to suffer a technical problem or crash in just two days.

A total of 190 people were evacuated from the aircraft after the Boeing 737-800, belonging to Turkey-based Corendon Airlines, stopped on the runway after landing at Gazipasa airport near the Mediterranean coastal town of Alanya.

Pictures from the scene today showed the stationary aircraft on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles - its front wheels and landing gear crumpled underneath. Corendon Airlines denied Turkish reports that the aircraft had landed on its nose.

While none of the 184 passengers and six crew members on the flight from Cologne, Germany to Turkey were injured, the dramatic landing was just the latest in a string of hair-raising incidents involving Boeing planes over the last two days.

On Wednesday, a Boeing 767 cargo plane operated by FedEx made an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after its front landing gear failed. Dramatic video showed the nose of the plane skidding across the runway as it came to a halt.

And just this morning, shocking footage emerged showing the moment terrified passengers fled a burning Boeing 737-300 jet carrying 78 passengers that skidded off the runway and caught fire during take-off in Senegal.

There is no suggestion Boeing are to blame for the crashes, and the cause of the Senegal crash is not yet known.

But the incidents will only compound woes for the company which is already facing intense scrutiny amid a string of mishaps and controversy over safety concerns - as well as the deaths of two whistleblowers just two months apart.

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Shocking footage emerged of the moment terrified passengers fled a burning Boeing jet that skidded off the runway and caught fire in Senegal early this morning



A clip taken by one horrified passenger showed a female customer sprinting away from the scene of the wreckage as flames poured from the 737's left engine, lighting up the night sky

The passengers could be seen leaping from the door and sliding down emergency evacuation slides away from the flames


Emergency crews rushed to evacuate the passengers, eleven of whom were injured, four seriously so


A Boeing 738 plane of Corendon Airlines that operated Cologne-Antalya flight gets stuck on runway due to a burst tire in Antalya, Turkiye on May 9, 2024
Pictures from the scene in Turkey today showed the stationary aircraft on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles - its front wheels and landing gear crumpled underneath. Corendon Airlines denied Turkish reports that the aircraft had landed on its nose

Pictures from the scene in Turkey today showed the stationary aircraft on the tarmac flanked by emergency vehicles - its front wheels and landing gear crumpled underneath. Corendon Airlines denied Turkish reports that the aircraft had landed on its nose

Boeing has also been accused of letting safety lapse as it obsesses over 'woke' diversity targets in staffing, as well as over-paying executives working from home.

Current CEO Dave Calhoun announced in March he would be stepping down at the end of this year in a management overhaul, with share prices plunging.

And passengers are said to be deliberately changing flights to avoid Boeing's fleet or travelling with anti-anxiety medication.

In the case of the crash landing in Senegal, the plane suffered serious damage when a failed takeoff attempt sent it careening off the tarmac and into the bush at Blaise Diagne airport near the capital city Dakar.

A clip taken by one horrified traveller showed a female customer fleeing the scene of the wreckage as flames poured from the 737's left engine, lighting up the night sky.

Emergency crews rushed to evacuate the passengers, eleven of whom were injured, four seriously so - though no deaths have been reported.

Authorities are now trying to establish the cause of the incident.

'Our plane just caught fire,' wrote Malian musician Cheick Siriman Sissoko in a post on Facebook that showed passengers jumping down the emergency slides at night.

Transport Minister El Malick Ndiaye said the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako, in neighbouring Mali, late Wednesday with 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew.

The injured were being treated at a hospital, while the others were taken to a hotel.

No other details were immediately available. Boeing did not respond to a request for comment by the Associated Press, the news outlet reported.

Meanwhile, questions were also being raised over the incident in Turkey.

Ankara's Transport and Infrastructure Ministry reported damage to the plane's front gear but did not provide further details.

The runway was not damaged but flights were diverted to the nearby Antalya airport while the aircraft was being removed.

The ministry said the incident occurred at around 11am.

'The evacuation of the 190 people on board, consisting of 184 passengers and 6 crew members, has been completed,' a statement said.

'There were no injuries reported among the passengers, and initial assessments indicate no damage on the runway.'
Shocking images revealed the plane operated by Senegalese carrier Transair nestled in the dirt with a gaping hole in the left engine that was covered in firefighting foam in the aftermath of the blaze

Shocking images revealed the plane operated by Senegalese carrier Transair nestled in the dirt with a gaping hole in the left engine that was covered in firefighting foam in the aftermath of the blaze
The Boeing 737 jet carrying 73 passengers caught on fire and suffered serious damage when a failed takeoff attempt sent it skidding off the runway early this morning

The Boeing 737 jet carrying 73 passengers caught on fire and suffered serious damage when a failed takeoff attempt sent it skidding off the runway early this morning
Shocking footage showed the moment the plane attempted an emergency landing, smashing down into the runway and scraping its nose along the concrete


In the case of the FedEx plane on Wednesday, the flight had taken off from Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport early on Wednesday and was bound for Istanbul when the pilot realised the landing gear was malfunctioning.

Unsettling footage showed the moment the plane attempted an emergency landing, touching down into the runway and scraping its nose along the concrete.

Sparks flew from the plane's tattered fuselage as it crunched along the tarmac with smoke billowing from behind.

Fortunately, firefighters and rescue teams were already waiting at the scene, with Turkey's transport ministry having dispatched emergency teams as soon as it learned that the pilot's landing gear was not working.

The first responders flocked to surround the plane as it ground to a halt and immediately doused it with firefighting foam to prevent any potential fire from sparking.

No one was injured in the incident and the crew safely evacuated the aircraft, said Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Turkey's transportation and infrastructure minister.

The runway where the plane landed was closed off while the aircraft was being removed, he said.

'IGA Istanbul Airport Rescue and ARFF continues its efforts to move the aircraft to a safe area and open the runway to flight traffic. Flight traffic and operations continue smoothly on all other runways, including the spare runways,' a statement read.

Boeing is already under the microscope amid mounting controversy over safety problems, suspected quality control issues and the deaths of whistleblowers.


Sparks flew from the plane's tattered fuselage as it crunched along the tarmac with smoke billowing from behind

The plane was doused with firefighting foam as it ground to a halt
The aftermath of the crash is seen with firefighting foam coating the runway

The aftermath of the crash is seen with firefighting foam coating the runway
Efforts are underway to tow the plane off the runway, while investigations into the accident continue at Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 08, 2024

Efforts are underway to tow the plane off the runway, while investigations into the accident continue at Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 08, 2024
The nose of the plane is seen resting on the runway as emergency workers and inspectors look on

The nose of the plane is seen resting on the runway as emergency workers and inspectors look on

The US' Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into the company after workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes.

In an email to Boeing's South Carolina employees on April 29, Scott Stocker, who leads the 787 program, said a worker observed an 'irregularity' in a required test of the wing-to-body join and reported it to his manager.

'After receiving the report, we quickly reviewed the matter and learned that several people had been violating Company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed,' Stocker wrote.

No planes have been taken out of service, but having to perform the test out of order on planes will slow the delivery of jets still being built at the final assembly plant in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Boeing must also create a plan to address planes that are already flying, the FAA said.

'The FAA is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records,' a statement read.

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[DDSLT5]

Fuck. This is beginning to be a 'bit' of an issue!

[Onebadcad]

Boeing is off 30% vs. 52-week high, they need some positive news.

[Steve_R]

From the article:

There is no suggestion Boeing are to blame for the crashes...

But we're going to publish a sensational story to make it look like Boeing is to blame.

[DDSLT5]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

From the article:

But we're going to publish a sensational story to make it look like Boeing is to blame.

I've just had an idea. Time to invest in Boeing! Worked with Exxon! Gotta go.

[Vandelay Industries]

Must be the flatulence.

[The_Dude]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

Boeing is off 30% vs. 52-week high, they need some positive news.

Buying opportunity

[Bill]

The blown tire is certainly not Boeing's fault. The collapsed landing gear? Probably a maintenance issue, then again, we used to just assume that Boeing overbuilt their planes to avoid problems like that.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

From the article:

But we're going to publish a sensational story to make it look like Boeing is to blame.

Exactly. Me thinks Boeing needs to look at the maintenance records for each of these planes that have had "issues."

[zsr22]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

Exactly. Me thinks Boeing needs to look at the maintenance records for each of these planes that have had "issues."

Maintenance records? You're living in the past, DJ. The only records airlines keep now are which employees use the wrong pronouns or don't take a knee when told to do so.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

Exactly. Me thinks Boeing needs to look at the maintenance records for each of these planes that have had "issues."

Why? Can GM look at the maintenance records for my Corvette? Once Boeing sells a plane the maintenance isn't their responsibility.

[LATB]

I hope that I never have to board one of those flying greyhounds again.
Fuck the airlines.
Fuck the airports.
Fuck hotels and rental cars.
And FJB.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

From the article:

But we're going to publish a sensational story to make it look like Boeing is to blame.

"If it bleeds, it sells."
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[DAB]

maybe the quality of pilots has gone down.

[Yadkin]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Why? Can GM look at the maintenance records for my Corvette? Once Boeing sells a plane the maintenance isn't their responsibility.

It's not their responsibility, but it is their right to inspect the maintenance records if they are being sued by the airline. A smart in-house lawyer has probably filed for discovery in at least one of these cases.

[Tikiman]

Look, we all just need to focus on what is really important here. Boeing has pledged to stop hiring the best and the brightest and will, instead, focus on hiring people due to their skin color and deviant sexual preferences. In the fucked up world of liberals, that is all that really matters here.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by LATB

I hope that I never have to board one of those flying greyhounds again.
Fuck the airlines.
Fuck the airports.
Fuck hotels and rental cars.
And FJB.

Is there anything you DO like? You seem awfully bitter. It must suck to go through life that way.

[GTOguy]

Originally Posted by LATB

I hope that I never have to board one of those flying greyhounds again.
Fuck the airlines.
Fuck the airports.
Fuck hotels and rental cars.
And FJB.

The whole world went to hell after 9/11 and it's only gotten worse.

I miss America.

And FUCK Joe Biden and those who support him. They need to have their car keys taken away.

[Tikiman]

Originally Posted by LATB

I hope that I never have to board one of those flying greyhounds again.
Fuck the airlines.
Fuck the airports.
Fuck hotels and rental cars.
And FJB.

Airlines do appear to be going out of their way to stop people from flying. First, they start by making boarding the flight as painful as possible with x-rays, pat downs, and making the whole process about as enjoyable as getting processed into a POW camp. Then, they decide to focus on DEI so that parts are falling off the aircraft halfway into the trip.

I remember when flying was a whole lot more enjoyable.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Why? Can GM look at the maintenance records for my Corvette? Once Boeing sells a plane the maintenance isn't their responsibility.

My point exactly.