Boeing's travails are by no means over and they have definitely not gone away!
The passengers on the Boeing 777-200ER plane safely disembarked and technical checks are being carried out. Due to difficulties in obtaining visas, they are obliged to remain in the transit zone where they are able to have meals.
A new plane has been put in place by Air France departing from Paris to enable passengers to be re-routed as quickly as possible, in liaison with the local airport authorities.
The Boeing 747-8 bounced on the runway while making a landing attempt at Los Angeles LAX. Anyway, it landed safely on the same runway about 15 minutes later.
During takeoff from the former's OR Tambo International Airport, the aircraft’s left outer main gear wheel decided to divorce.
Following the separation of the wheel, the crew discontinued their climb at 22,000 feet and entered a holding pattern to burn fuel.
After roughly 190 minutes airborne, air traffic control visually confirmed the missing wheel.
The pilots then executed a safe emergency landing back at OR Tambo International Airport.
Unfortunately, the landing resulted in further damage to the rim of the remaining wheel assembly.
Thankfully, there were no injuries reported among the passengers or crew on board. The incident did, however, cause delays at the airport as crews worked to clear the runway.
As per the above 3 incidents, Boeing continue to experience issues with their planes.
Not only that but the company must pay $443 million in compensation to airlines for the Max 9 grounding even as losses and problems mount.
FYI, Boeing reported a core operating loss of $388 million in 1Q24, a slightly smaller loss compared to $440 million for the same period a year ago.
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