(DailyAnswer.org) – Two United Airlines flights have had to make emergency landings after experiencing in-flight incidents. One flight was heading from Tel Aviv to Newark, New Jersey. The second was heading from San Francisco to Paris.
The flight from Tel Aviv encountered severe turbulence before its planned landing at Newark International Airport. Seven passengers were injured as a result of the turbulence, prompting pilots to land at Stewart International Airport so that emergency crews could tend to injured passengers. The seven passengers experienced minor injuries and were taken to a hospital. Roughly 30 out of the 320 passengers on the plane were assessed for medical care. The flight from San Francisco to Paris was diverted to Denver, where it landed after having engine problems mid-flight.
The Boeing 787 reportedly diverted from Newark to Stewart International Airport after high winds caused extreme turbulence. Passengers reported chest pains and nausea on the United Airlines Flight 85 due to the turbulence. Four United Airlines flights experienced issues in the same week in March; another plane heading from San Francisco to Mexico City made an emergency landing in Los Angeles after experiencing a hydraulic failure. There were 105 passengers and crew members onboard the Airbus A320 flight 821, which landed safely.
In the same week, Boeing 737 Max 8 flight 2477 skidded off Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport runway while carrying 160 passengers and six crew members. Flight 35, a Boeing 777-200, was departing from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, when its tire fell off. When the plane landed in the staff car park, it smashed a car window. Flames burst from the engine of United Airlines flight 1118, a Boeing 737-900, which was traveling from Houston to Fort Myers, Florida.
The string of incidents raises concerns not only about United Airlines’ safety record but that of Boeing as well. A Chilean Boeing 787 suffered a “technical problem” in March when flying from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand. The technical problem caused the plane to suddenly plummet mid-flight, injuring 50 passengers on LATAM Airlines’ Flight LA800. The Federal Aviation Administration gave Boeing a 90-day deadline to compile a turnaround plan for the manufacturer’s safety management system. The Expert Review Panel highlighted 27 items of concern regarding the company’s engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
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