UAL - One Mark Back For Boeing? 'Cockpit Mishap' Likely Caused LATAM Flight To Plunge | Benzinga
Aerospace manufacturer Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) might be able to cross off one of this week’s in-flight incidents as “not our fault.”
When a LATAM flight went into a terrifying nosedive, it may have been due to a “cockpit seat mishap,” according to late Thursday report from U.S. aviation industry officials.
Around 50 passengers were injured on the LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland after the plane suddenly and rapidly descended, officials briefed on the initial findings say.
Some, who hadn’t been wearing their belts, were thrown to the ceiling of the cabin.
Boeing — which manufactured the 787 Dreamliner involved in the LATAM incident — was, again, in the spotlight, but not at fault. The company was already under intense scrutiny since January’s mid-flight door panel blow-out.
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