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Today’s key news focuses on the crash of a Jeju Airlines Boeing 737-800NG with 179 fatalities at Muan, South Korea. a runway excursion for a KLM flight in Oslo, and the importance of a recovery in 2025 after a terrible 2024.
Speculation continues regarding a cause for the tragic gear-up landing of a Jeju Airlines 737-800 operating as flight 2216 from Bangkok, Thailand to Muan, South Korea. A bird strike warning was issued, and the Jeju flight declared an emergency shortly thereafter. The crew did not extend either flaps nor landing gear on its approach, which landed halfway down the runway and skidded into a retaining wall before the aircraft exploded. The investigation as to cause is underway, with both the US NTSB and Boeing joining Korean authorities. A key question will be why the gravity drop of the landing gear was not used in this instance.
Another 737-800 had a runway excursion, this time a 737-800 of KLM, which made an emergency landing at Torp airport due to fog in Oslo. This incident resulted in no major injuries after the aircraft departed the runway, likely due to a hydraulic failure.
An interesting story talks about how whistleblowers find their complaints not being fully investigated, a frustrating experience. Despite many more complaints, findings remain quite low in recent years.
2025 is projected to be a make or break year for Boeing, with a turnaround necessary to improve cash flow and competitive positioning. This comes after major failures in 2024, which we documented chronologically in the story linked below.
Links to today’s key stories follow:
- South Korea crash returns Boeing to spotlight – The i paper
- 179 dead in South Korean plane crash disaster (video) – South Korean News
- Boeing joins hunt for answers after 15-year-old Jeju Air 737 crashes in Korea – Seattle Times
- Why Amsterdam-bound KLM Royal Dutch Airlines couldn’t make emergency landing at Oasko? – The Week
- Most complains against Boeing, FAA go nowhere, frustrating whistleblowers – Seattle Times
- The most critical year, 2025 will determine Boeing’s future – Forbes
- 2024- The year Boeing failed multiple times – AirInsight
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