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Boeing 737 Broke Apart After Overrunning Runway In Istanbul

by Gary Leff on February 5, 2020

Feb 05 2020

A Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737 touched down in bad weather at Istanbul’s second airport (Sabiha, code SAW) after flying from Izmur, Turkey. Flight PC 2193 overran runway 6 and hit the airport’s perimeter wall. The plane broke into 3 parts. An engine that separated caught fire.

There were 183 passengers and crew on board. It took nearly five hours to free everyone from the wreckage. One person is reported to have perished, and 157 taken to area hospitals. All six crew on board were injured.

A Boeing 737 Either Did – Or Did Not – Crash Today

by Gary Leff on January 27, 2020

Jan 27 2020

A government-owned Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737 operating a domestic Kandahar – Kabul flight reportedly has crashed in the country’s central Ghazni province, in Taliban-controlled territory around 1:25 p.m. local time on Monday. That’s according to a provincial government spokesperson, and confirmed by the country’s Second Vice President. Local reports suggest 83 souls on board.

The airline, however, denies this.

In Midst Of Heightened Tensions Boeing 737 Crashes In Iran

by Gary Leff on January 8, 2020

Jan 08 2020

Ukraine International Airlines flight PS753 from Tehran to Kiev crashed into an open field in a Tehran suburb minutes after departure. The three year old Boeing 737-800 with 176 souls on board ceased broadcasting from its transponder as it climbed through 8000 feet.

Several Iranian sources and a Dubai-based news agency reported the cause as an accidental missile strike although it is too early to offer any conclusions. Initial reporting on such incidents is often wrong.

Plane Got Stuck Under A Bridge, Officials Had To Figure Out How To Get Break It Loose

by Gary Leff on December 26, 2019

Dec 26 2019

In the fall an Airbus A320 got stuck under a bridge in Harbin, China. The quick thinking truck driver carrying the plane managed to break it free by deflating his tires.

Now images of a plane getting stuck in Durgapur, West Bengal, India are going viral and deflating the tires wasn’t enough. Officials were called in and they “had to get rid of the tyres” in order to free the plane and get the truck moving again. It had to be “pushed out with the help of another truck.”

Southwest Airlines Could Abandon the Boeing 737 MAX 7, Order Embraer E2 Jets

by Gary Leff on August 14, 2019

Aug 14 2019

It was one fateful phone call with Boeing — while Southwest founding President Lamar Muse and co-founder Rollin King were meeting with the Douglas Aircraft Company — that led the airline to go with the 737.

Now they have over 750 of the aircraft. However they could look beyond the Boeing 737 for their future.

Icelandair Fires 45 Boeing 737 MAX Pilots

by Gary Leff on June 6, 2019

Jun 06 2019

The world airline trade group IATA says the Boeing 737 MAX could fly again in August. Not everyone is so sure. Different countries’ regulators are taking different approaches, though the US is pushing for many countries to re-certify the plane at the same time — and quickly.

Icelandair has leased aircraft to pick up the slack for grounded 737 MAXs, and in a move that reveals a shocking lack of confidence in the aircraft returning to their skies any time soon the airline has let go of 45 Boeing 737 MAX pilots.

The World’s Most Secretive 737 and a Neat Trick for Old Hotel Key Cards

by Gary Leff on April 21, 2019

Apr 21 2019

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Passenger Boards a 737 to Find No One Else Bought Tickets and He Has Plane to Himself

by Gary Leff on April 2, 2019

Apr 02 2019

On March 16th a Lithuanian man was flying from Vilnius, Lithuania to Bergamo, Italy and found he had the entire Boeing 737-800 to himself. He found the 925 mile flight to be a ‘once in a lifetime experience’.

Bikini Airline Will Order Boeing 737s During Trump’s Nuclear Summit

by Gary Leff on February 25, 2019

Feb 25 2019

VietJet had been an exclusive Airbus customer until President Obama visited Vietnam in 2016 and so far operate 64 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft and no Boeing jets. They have five times as many planes on order as in operation.

Even without the Export-Import Bank giving Boeing’s business a boost, the US government is still their chief benefactor. And in the case of VietJet you might even say the President grabbed these orders by the…

Inside the Panicked 737 that Dangled Off a Cliff This Weekend

by Gary Leff on January 15, 2018

Jan 15 2018

Over the weekend a Boeing 737 overran the runway and went off on an embankment in Northeastern Turkey.

There’s now video from inside the cabin during the evacuation and more is known about the incident.