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On October 19th, 1977; a Boeing 737-200 operating as TAP Air Portugal Flight 7903 crashed into Mount Pico do Arieiro near Funchal, killing all 144 passengers and crew on board. This remains one of the deadliest plane crashes in Portuguese history.

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 Hacker NewsMay 24, 2025
Boeing reaches deal to avoid prosecution over deadly 737 MAX crashes
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/23/boeing-737-max-crashes-doj.html
#ycombinator #Plane_crashes #Justice_Department #United_States #Boeing_Co #Breaking_News_Business #Life #Aerospace_and_defense_industry #Business #Transportation #Travel #Airlines #business_news
Boeing, Justice Department reach deal to avoid prosecution over deadly 737 Max crashes

Boeing and DOJ reached an agreement that will allow the aircraft maker to avoid prosecution for fraud over the deadly 737 Max charges.

CNBC
 Hacker NewsFeb 17, 2025
Delta airlines flight crash lands upside down in Toronto
https://nypost.com/2025/02/17/world-news/delta-airlines-flight-upside-down-after-crash-at-toronto-pearson-international-airport/
#ycombinator #World_News #US_News #airports #plane_crashes #toronto
Delta Airlines flight upside-down after crash at Toronto Pearson International Airport

Emergency crews are responding to an “incident” involving a Delta Air Lines plane at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

New York Post
 Hacker NewsFeb 1, 2025
Air traffic controller 'left work early', one was left to handle the air traffic
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/plane-crash-washington-air-traffic-controllers-b2689997.html
#ycombinator #Federal_Aviation_Authority #Potomac_River #American_Airlines #plane_crashes #Internal
Air traffic controller 'left work early' before deadly crash as helicopter's flight height comes into question

A single controller was left to handle the air traffic of planes and helicopters flying over the airspace when two people would typically be monitoring both flight paths

The Independent
 Hacker NewsMay 10, 2024
Boeing 737 catches fire and skids off the runway in Senegal
https://apnews.com/article/senegal-dakar-plane-crash-boeing-ca40060696eaedfb69324d9110a55c60
#ycombinator #Air_incidents #Plane_crashes #Senegal #Accidents #General_news #Africa #World_news #Turkey #Fires #Mali #Bamako
Boeing 737 skidded off runway in Senegal airport, injuring 10 people

A Boeing 737 plane carrying 85 people skidded off the runway at the airport in Dakar, Senegal’s capital, injuring 10 people. Senegal's transport minister said in a statement that the Air Sénégal flight operated by TransAir was headed to Bamako late on Wednesday carrying 79 passengers, two pilots and four cabin crew. The injured were being treated in hospital, while the other survivors have been taken to a hotel to rest. No other details were immediately available.

AP News
 Hacker NewsApr 8, 2024
The Disturbing Truth About How Airplanes Are Maintained Today
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/11/airplane-maintenance-disturbing-truth
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The Disturbing Truth About How Airplanes Are Maintained Today

In the last decade, most of the big U.S. airlines have shifted major maintenance work to places like El Salvador, Mexico, and China, where few mechanics are F.A.A. certified and inspections have no teeth.

Vanity Fair