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July 23, 2006 – United Airlines Flight 1015, a Boeing 737-322, nearly collided with Atlas Air Flight 6972, a Boeing 747-47UF. All 131 survive without injury. [107] October 3, 2006 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, a 737-400, was hijacked by Hakan Ekinci in Greek airspace. All 107 passengers and six crew members on board survived.
Boeing 247: The aircraft crashed into terrain in poor weather. October 10, 1933 7 0 0 1933 United Airlines Boeing 247 mid-air explosion: near Chesterton: Indiana: Boeing 247D: The aircraft suffered a mid-air explosion due to a bomb in the baggage compartment and crashed. It was the first confirmed act of air sabotage in commercial aviation ...
The company has lost $39.3 billion since early 2019, when the second fatal crash of its key passenger jet, the 737 Max, led to a 20-month grounding of the plane. Boeing has reported losses in ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
The most notable mishap on a Boeing jet this year occurred on January 5, when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane lost a door midflight, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane.
Boeing 707: Metal fatigue and aircraft design flaw 6 Structural failure of the right horizontal stabiliser due to metal fatigue and aircraft design flaw 1978-06-26 Helikopter Service Flight 165: North Sea, Norway Sikorsky S-61: Fatigue 18 Rotor blade loosened after fatigue to the knuckle joint: crashed into the sea [10] 1979-05-25
Both United Airlines and Alaska Airlines say they have found multiple loose parts on Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft that were grounded in the ... crashes in 2018 due to an automated flight-control ...
18 January 1988 - China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146's engine No. 4 detached due to an in-flight fire causing a loss of control, killing all 108 on board. 2 October 1990 - In the 1990 Guangzhou Baiyun airport collisions Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301, a Boeing 737, was hijacked while attempting to land. It sideswiped a Boeing 707, then the ...