Our next story is about Boeing,
one of the world's leading airline makers and a company
whose troubles don't seem to end.
You see, in recent weeks,
Boeing aircraft has witnessed a series of mishaps.
Over the weekend, it witnessed another stroke of bad luck.
According to reports, the nose wheel of a Boeing
757 jet fell off and rolled away
while the aircraft was waiting on the runway for takeoff
clearance.
What's worse, this happened with almost 200 people on board.
The aircraft in question was Delta Airlines flight
982. It was moments away from taking off from the
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
But right before it could take off,
the nose wheel came off and rolled down the hill.
This is all according to a preliminary report from the
Federal Aviation Administration.
It says the plane had close to 200 passengers,
including two pilots and four crew members.
The flight was bound for Bogota,
the capital of Colombia. Immediately after the mishap,
the passengers were removed from the plane and later put
on a replacement flight.
Fortunately, there were no injuries reported.
Has Boeing responded to the incident?
No, it hasn't. Instead, it has directed inquiries to the
airline
taking onus for the incident.
Delta issued this statement. Allow me to quote
Delta flight 982 Atlanta to Bogota was taxing for departure
when a nose gear tire came loose from the landing
gear.
All customers and their bags were removed from the aircraft,
transferred to the gate and on to a replacement aircraft.
We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.
Remember, this development comes at a tough time for Boeing.
Just a few weeks back a panel on an Alaska
Airlines flight blew out mid flight.
This prompted the grounding of the Boeing
737 Max 9 planes nationwide
followed by an investigation. So what has this investigation revealed?
Well, it has found loose bolts on many of its
Boeing
737 Max 9 aircraft. Imagine that.
And last week a Boeing
747 cargo plane had to make an emergency landing.
This was right after it was seen spewing flames in
the night sky over Miami.
The flight, which was headed for Puerto Rico,
suffered an engine malfunction. How did this happen?
Well, a preliminary examination of the engine revealed a softball
size hole above the engine.
Then in February 2023, a Boeing
737 fire liner crashed while battling Bush fires in WA.
Aviation experts called the crash very unusual and very rare.
Fortunately, crew members survived the incident.
This was the first crash involving a Boeing
737 in Australia.
Now these were just a few examples.
There are many more many more incidents involving Boeing aircraft
and they all beg a very important question.
Should you be worried before boarding a Boeing plane?
I mean, the list of tragedies involving Boeing aircraft is
exhaustive.
From loose bolts, engine holes to software malfunction,
Boeing aircraft time and again have been found to be
operating under risky circumstances.
They have also been subjected to investigations and in some
cases even grounded.
Yet Boeing blames continue to make headlines for all the
wrong reasons.
Is it time that authorities the world over to subject
Boeing to heightened scrutiny?
Well, the pressure to do so should also come from
those flying on board a Boeing plane.
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