jakeseven7
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I'm so glad there aren't any in Australia (yet).
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Boeing's troubled 737 MAX planes — which have twice crashed, killing 346 people — have experienced at least more six mid-air emergencies and dozens of groundings in the year after an extensive probe cleared them to fly.
The incidents, pulled from US government air safety databases, are among more than 60 mid-flight problems reported by pilots in the 12 months after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recertified the plane's airworthiness in late 2020.
Former employees of both Boeing and the FAA characterised the reports — which included engine shutdowns and pilots losing partial control of the plane — as serious and with the potential to end in tragedy.
In one incident in December 2021, a United Airlines pilot declared a mayday after the system controlling the pitch and altitude of the plane started malfunctioning.
An ABC investigation can also reveal the US government will announce a new audit examining Boeing's production oversight of the 737 MAX planes.
www.abc.net.au
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Boeing 737 MAX mid-air emergencies revealed as US agency prepares to probe production issues
Boeing's troubled 737 MAX planes — which have twice crashed, killing 346 people — have experienced at least more six mid-air emergencies and dozens of groundings in the year after an extensive probe cleared them to fly.
The incidents, pulled from US government air safety databases, are among more than 60 mid-flight problems reported by pilots in the 12 months after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recertified the plane's airworthiness in late 2020.
Former employees of both Boeing and the FAA characterised the reports — which included engine shutdowns and pilots losing partial control of the plane — as serious and with the potential to end in tragedy.
In one incident in December 2021, a United Airlines pilot declared a mayday after the system controlling the pitch and altitude of the plane started malfunctioning.
An ABC investigation can also reveal the US government will announce a new audit examining Boeing's production oversight of the 737 MAX planes.
Ed sounded the alarm after two plane crashes killed 346 people. He fears history will repeat itself
Reports from flight crews show Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft was involved in six mid-air emergencies in the US in the year after it was cleared to return to the skies following two fatal crashes.
www.abc.net.au
