This Month's Adventures in Boeing > Quiet month, 737 Aborted high-speed take-off at YVR; 3 other incidents involving Boeing 777s in USA

 

Last month, March, the Boeing astronauts were rescued from a week-long stay on a space station that lasted for 9 months because of a faulty Boeing rocket. The rescue was facilitated by Elon Musk's SpaceX program, although he received no credit from mainstream media whatsoever. 

Had the media been appropriately appreciative, it might have prevented the burning of a few Teslas, but it seems the media would rather watch Teslas burn than drive the streets. All the while, they pretend to be frantic about climate change.

April's adventures started in Vancouver with an unexplained aborting of a take-off while at high speed of a 737. 

WestJet flight aborts takeoff at high speed at Vancouver’s International Airport

By Amy Judd  Global News

Posted April 1, 2025 10:10 am

 Updated April 2, 2025 6:30 am

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A runway at Vancouver International Airport was closed for almost five hours on Monday after a WestJet flight aborted its takeoff at high speed.

The flight, a Boeing 737, operating as Flight 118, was bound for Calgary at the time.

Fire crews were seen spraying down the hot brakes as the aircraft was immobilized on YVR’s north runway.

The aircraft was eventually towed away.

WestJet confirmed that no one was hurt. Passengers were taken back to the terminal by bus.

That flight was cancelled and the runway re-opened late on Monday night.

According to Grok:

April 26, 2025: A British Airways Boeing 777 made an emergency landing at Boston Logan International Airport due to a possible bird strike and fumes in the cabin. The flight, departing from Dulles International Airport and headed to Heathrow, landed safely, and the FAA is investigating.

April 28, 2025: United Airlines Flight 1321, a Boeing 777-200, safely returned to Newark Liberty International Airport due to a mechanical issue. The flight was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles, and the FAA is investigating.

April 28, 2025: United Airlines Flight 1731, a Boeing 777-200, landed safely at San Francisco International Airport after the crew reported an open cargo door indication. The flight had departed from Kona International Airport in Hawaii, and the FAA is investigating. =====================================================================================

This Month's Adventures in Boeing > FedEx 767 engine bursts into flames on takeoff at Newark; How to turn an 8-day trip into 8 months; Space X mission to rescue Boeing astronauts delayed; Another Boeing engine bursts into flames

 

Just a few days after a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 had to return to Newark for a mechanical emergency, a Fed-Ex Boeing 767-3S2F returned immediately after takeoff as an engine burst into flames.

FedEx plane engine explodes in fire after Newark takeoff — prompting emergency landing

By 

Katherine Donlevy

Published March 1, 2025

 Updated March 1, 2025, 12:09 p.m. ET

A FedEx plane’s engine suddenly burst into flames shortly after taking off from Newark Airport Saturday morning — prompting an emergency landing as onlookers watched in horror.

Wild video showed the Boeing 767-3S2F racing back to the tarmac as flames spewed from the right engine around 8 a.m. The blaze reached several feet tall.

Two Port Authority fire trucks raced toward the plane as it landed and extinguished the flames.

A FedEx Boeing 767-3S2F engine caught fire shortly after taking off from Newark Airport Saturday morning.KProcrastinator/X

The National Transportation Safety Board said later Saturday it opened an investigation into the incident.

The sudden ignition was caused by a bird strike, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and FedEx.

“FedEx Flight 3609 from Newark to Indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. Our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to Newark. We are thankful for the quick actions of our crew and first responders,” a FedEx representative told The Post.The jet was forced to land at 8:07 a.m., just nine minutes after takeoff, flight data showed.

The extent of the damage was not clear, but the plane was cleared to make its journey to Indiana at 9:30 a.m., according to Flight Aware.

No one was injured. Air traffic was briefly halted as a precaution, but operations quickly resumed.

The fire came amid numerous passenger airplane accidents that have raised concerns about air safety in recent weeks.

On Tuesday, a Southwest plane narrowly avoided a disastrous collision at Chicago Midway Airport when a private jet rolled across the runway.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and FedEx say the sudden ignition was caused by a bird strike.Sofiane Zeblah via Storyful

Just one day earlier, a Delta Air Lines flight bound for South Carolina was forced to return to Atlanta on Monday morning when “haze” and smoke filled the cabin — the second such incident in as many days.

Seemingly increasing airplane hazards are garnering extra attention after last month’s tragic crash over the Potomac River.

All 67 people were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with a commercial plane that was largely filled with young competitive figure skaters and their parents.

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Boeing's 8-day trip to space is now 8 months long

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The astronauts were only supposed to be up there for 8 days and now have been there for 8 months. SpaceX could have sent up another Dragon and brought them home 6 months ago, but the Biden White House (not NASA) refused to allow it. President Trump asked to bring them back as soon as possible and we are doing so.

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SpaceX mission to bring stranded astronauts back home postponed

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SpaceX postponed a mission to bring astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station back to earth on Wednesday. The postponement was due to an issue with the hydraulic system on the launch side and not an issue with the spacecraft, SpaceX said. 

12th March, 2025

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SpaceX finally launched on Friday, 14th of March. The Boeing astronauts should be back on Earth next week.

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Meanwhile, on the 13th of March...

Passengers evacuate onto wing of American Airlines plane after engine catches fire at Denver airport

Grok: What kind of airplane caught fire in Denver

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The airplane that caught fire in Denver was a Boeing 737-800. This incident involved American

Airlines Flight 1006, which occurred on March 13, 2025, at Denver International Airport. The

plane had diverted from its original route from Colorado Springs to Dallas due to reported engine

vibrations, and the fire broke out in one of its engines while taxiing to the gate after landing safely.

Media seems reluctant to identify Boeing aircraft that are involved in an incident.

"Nerve-wrecking, terrifying and horrific."

That is how one witness described her experience getting off an American Airlines flight that caught fire after it was forced to make an emergency landing in Colorado.

Some of the 172 passengers travelling on the flight bound for Dallas were seen standing on the plane's wing after it touched down in Denver, with large plumes of smoke encircling around them.

Everyone on board, including six crew members, made it out of the plane alive, with 12 passengers treated at hospital for minor injuries, according to airport officials.

One of those passengers, Michele Woods, told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, how everything about the flight seemed normal at take off.

It was not until they were cruising in the air that she noticed a loud noise reverberating from one of the plane's engines.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) later confirmed the plane diverted to Denver at around 17:15 local time (23:15 GMT) after the crew reported "engine vibrations".

But even when the plane landed, passengers soon realised they were still far from safety.

"Everything was fine but then there was smoke filling the cabin," said Ms Woods, who was returning home after attending a trade show in Colorado.

Seated at the front of the plane, she explained how she was one of the few in a position where they were able to walk off the plane once it had touched down.

Other passengers, as now viral images of huddled people standing on the wing of a smoking plane show, did not have as straightforward an escape.

Ingrid Hibbit, who was travelling on flight 1006 with her husband and daughter, was one of the unfortunate few forced out onto the wing before she could reconnect with her family on the ground.

"[You could see] flames from the window and the windows [were] kind of melting," Ms Hibbit told CBS. Dismounting from the plane proved to be a difficult task - not helped, she pointed out, by being dressed in Birkenstock sandals.

"I was like shaking, I was not stable," she admitted.

Adding to her already fever-pitch anxieties was the fact neither she, nor any member of her family, were seated in the same section of the plane. They could communicate only through text messages.

"I was hoping everything was okay, but we really didn't know for sure," she said, adding that despite the ordeal lasting only 10 minutes, "it was a very long 10 minutes".

"It was a really great feeling to see that everyone was okay."

She and her family finally touched down at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Friday morning, along with several of the other passengers.

Relief, she said, had swept through the group, particularly after an "exhausting" episode that had overshadowed the start of their family holiday.

"If this would've happened in the air, I don't think we would be telling this story at all, because who knows what that would've been like," she said. "I'm grateful that everyone survived."