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United Airways' Boeing 737 Max 8 suffered gear failure Friday and crashed off the runway at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
There is no such thing as a report of anybody being injured.
The FAA issued a press release:
“After touchdown at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, United Airways Flight 2477 rolled onto the grass whereas exiting the taxiway at 8 a.m. native time on Friday, March 8. Passengers disembarked on the taxiway and proceeded to the terminal. Boeing 737 takes off from Memphis Worldwide Airport. Please contact the airline for extra data. The FAA will examine.
KTRK reported:
Passengers had been evacuated from a United flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Friday morning, in line with an airport spokesperson.
The spokesperson mentioned everybody was evacuated safely and no accidents had been reported.
After touchdown at IAH, United Airways Flight 2477 from Memphis rolled onto the grass whereas exiting the taxiway at about 8 a.m., in line with the FAA.
Passengers had been dropped off on the taxiway and brought to the terminal, the FAA mentioned.
A passenger posted a video of the aftermath.
Watch:
So right now this occurred…#United Airways #i’m protected #houston #IAH #fly #aircraft #MemphisFlight pic.twitter.com/gLKBsXnDTQ
– Vicki.O (@VickiO_theDO) 8 March 2024
The gear failure incident on Friday comes a day after a United Airways Boeing 777 aircraft was pressured to make an emergency touchdown after shedding a tire throughout takeoff.
The United aircraft was taking off from San Francisco when one of many six tires separated from the aircraft and broken a number of automobiles within the car parking zone. The flight was diverted to LAX the place it landed safely.
DEI's hiring practices are proving harmful.
Final month, a Boston-bound United Airways aircraft needed to make an emergency touchdown after a wing broke off in mid-air.
“United Flight 354 was diverted to Denver yesterday afternoon to deal with a problem with slats on the aircraft's wing,” a United spokesperson mentioned in an electronic mail Tuesday, in line with NBC Information. “The flight landed safely and we organized for an additional aircraft to take our clients to Boston.”
Watch:
A United flight from San Francisco to Boston was diverted to Denver after it was found mid-air {that a} portion of the wing was broken. Passenger Kevin Clark made this video. What he says he noticed earlier than he received on the aircraft @boston25 right now morning. pic.twitter.com/0GIaOmS46t
– Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) 20 February 2024
A big piece of an Alaska Airways Boeing 737 Max flew into the air in January.
The aircraft's door flew off amid Boeing's concentrate on range, fairness and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices over passenger security.
Earlier this 12 months, United Airways CEO Scott Kirby admitted that they had been not on the lookout for probably the most certified candidates to soundly carry their passengers on business flights.
As a substitute, Kirby says, “we dedicated that fifty% of the category could be ladies or individuals of colour,” quite than simply probably the most certified people they might discover.