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The first accident involving a 737 was on July 19, 1970, when a 737-200 was damaged beyond repair during an aborted takeoff, with no fatalities; the first fatal accident occurred on December 8, 1972, when United Airlines Flight 553 crashed while attempting to land, with 45 (43 on board plus 2 on the ground) fatalities; and, as of February 2024 ...
Boeing’s ongoing problems. On January 6, the FAA grounded approximately 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a left mid-cabin door plug blew out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 while in flight.
During the 1990s, a series of issues affecting the rudder of Boeing 737 passenger aircraft resulted in multiple incidents. In two separate accidents (United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427), pilots lost control of their aircraft due to a sudden and unexpected rudder movement, and the resulting crashes killed everyone on board, 157 people in total. [1]
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an urgent warning to airlines that fly the Boeing 737, saying a failure first seen on a United Airlines flight in February could cause problems ...
The National Transportation Safety Board has flagged fresh concerns about Boeing's 737 planes, saying that at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty components.
The Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and December 2020 and again in 2024 – after 346 people died in two similar crashes in less than five months: Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019.
Of more concern to Boeing, United also said Tuesday that it has reached agreements with two lessors to lease 35 new Airbus A321neos, a 737 Max competitor. Deliveries of those Airbus planes is due ...
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 involved in Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.. On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced uncontrolled decompression after door plugs securing the emergency exit door panel ejected on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft used on the flight; the configuration on the 737 MAX 9 included fewer seats than Boeing designs for, necessitating a door plug to obstruct an ...