Photo: AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) (Getty Images) A Southwest Airlines flight dropped to just 525 feet when it was still about nine miles from the runway where it was supposed to land on June 19. The Boeing 737-800 was nearly done with its journey from Las Vegas to Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport when an automated … Read more
The fire broke out on a Boeing, sorry force of habit, Airbus plane in Seattle. Screenshot: King 5 Seattle via Youtube Passengers onboard a Delta flight From Mexico were forced to evacuate their plane when a fire broke out onboard shortly after landing. The Airbus A321Neo aircraft began smoldering just after it touched down in … Read more
The nose wheel of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came off while waiting to depart from Atlanta, Georgia last Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. The venerable 757 is entering its fifth decade of service, with the newest airframes being 20 years old. While the investigation is still in its early … Read more
