Injuries Mount as Boeing Jet Incident Adds to Recent Airline Mishaps

 

At Least 50 Injured in Boeing Jet Incident—Joining These Other Airline Mishaps

Forbes Staff

Brian Bushard

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TOPLINE

 

At least 50 people were injured when a New Zealand-bound LATAM Airlines flight suddenly dropped mid-flight on Monday—the latest in a concerning trend of airline incidents, after another Boeing jet’s door plug blew off mid-flight in January, prompting a national ground stop and multiple investigations.

At least 50 people were injured on a LATAM flight to New Zealand this week.

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March 11The LATAM flight was able to land as scheduled in Auckland, New Zealand, though not before the Boeing 787 dropped while on its way from Sydney—10 passengers and three members of the crew were taken to a local hospital.

March 11A trans-Pacific United Airlines flight headed from Sydney to San Francisco returned to Sydney due to a reported “maintenance issue” on the plane, the airline told multiple outlets.