Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing after window blows out


In a letter filed Tuesday in federal court in Texas, Glenn Leon, head of the Justice Department criminal division’s fraud section, said Boeing violated terms of the settlement by failing to make promised changes to detect and prevent violations of federal anti-fraud laws.

The determination means that Boeing could be prosecuted “for any federal criminal violation of which the United States has knowledge,” including the charge of fraud that the company hoped to avoid with the settlement, the Justice Department said.
 

I’m so sad for him. Was there never a thread on here just for him? I still have so many questions.
 
United Airlines confirmed that a flight from Boston to San Francisco on Tuesday morning made an emergency landing in Denver due to a potential mechanical problem, reigniting concerns about the safety of Boeing aircraft.

After the crew reported a possible mechanical issue, United Airlines Flight 625 landed safely at Denver International Airport at around 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

 
I just watched a video about the Alaska flight where a pilot explains everything that happened, both before while the plane was manufactured, and during the flight. The host/pilot is a teacher and a monitor for other pilots, and I find his explanations of what has happened easy to understand even for someone not familiar with flying.
It's very worth to watch toget an understanding of all that went wrong gere (as well as his other videos).
 
A Southwest Airlines flight is under investigation after an aircraft dropped within 400 feet of the ocean following an aborted landing attempt.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8, which had been flying between cities from Honolulu to Lihue airport in Kauai, plunged at a maximum descent rate of about 4,400 feet per minute off the coast of Hawaii before climbing back up to safety.

 
A Southwest Airlines flight is under investigation after an aircraft dropped within 400 feet of the ocean following an aborted landing attempt.

The Boeing 737 MAX 8, which had been flying between cities from Honolulu to Lihue airport in Kauai, plunged at a maximum descent rate of about 4,400 feet per minute off the coast of Hawaii before climbing back up to safety.


Seems like pilot error:

The captain opted to put the “newer” first officer in command on the short flight to Lihue despite the forecasts, according to the memo.

The less-experienced first officer “inadvertently” pushed forward on the control column while following movement of the thrust lever caused by the plane’s automatic throttle. The pilot then cut the speed, causing the airplane to descend. Soon after, a warning system sounded alarms signaling the jet was getting too close to the surface and the captain ordered the first officer to increase thrust. The plane then “climbed aggressively” at 8,500 feet per minute, the memo said.



 

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