2 posts tagged ‘Boeing 747’

• Boeing's Latest Problem: A Cargo Plane's Exploding Engine

  Gizmodo, Jan 20, 2024

  Boeing, one of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers, has been in the news a lot lately but not in a good way. Safety incidents involving the company’s planes keep cropping up and this week brought yet another example of that unfortunate trend. On Thursday, an Atlas Air 747 cargo plane was forced to make an… Read more...

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• Boeing 747 cargo jet catches fire as it flies over Miami — "Oh my God!" says stunned witness (video)

  Boing Boing, Jan 19, 2024

  A cargo jet flying from Miami to Puerto Rico caught fire while it was still above Miami, prompting a stunned witness on the ground to shout, "Oh my God, it's on fire. Oh my God!" (See video below, posted by Only in Dade). — Read the rest The post Boeing 747 cargo jet catches fire as it flies over Miami — "Oh my God!" says stunned witness (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.

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