Posted on 03/11/2024 10:03:58 PM PDT by libh8er
A San Francisco-bound United Airlines jet was forced to turn back to Sydney, Australia Monday after a “maintenance issue,” officials said.
“On Monday, March 11 United flight 830 from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to San Francisco International Airport returned to Sydney due to a maintenance issue,” United Airlines officials told the Chronicle in a statement. “The plane landed safely and passengers deplaned normally at the gate. We provided accommodation overnight for passengers and rebooked them to San Francisco.”
The plane left Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport at 12:01 p.m. (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) en route to SFO and returned just two and a half hours later, according to flightaware records. The plane, a Boeing 777-300, was carrying 167 passengers and 16 crew members, United Airlines officials said.
The airline said it would investigate Monday’s incident, in addition to several incidents over the past week. “We take every safety event seriously and will investigate each of the incidents that occurred this week to understand what happened and learn from them,” airline officials said. “Much of this work is conducted together with the manufacturers, the FAA, and the NTSB as well as with the manufacturers of individual components. While this work is ongoing, each of these events is distinct and unrelated to one another. Safety is our top priority, and we’ll continue to do everything we can to keep our customers and employees safe.”
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UnitedAirlines CEO Scott Kirby still all in doubles down on DIE Uber Alles !
If this is the flight I heard about, it wasn’t “just” a maintenance issue.
It took off spraying fuel.
United? D. E. I.
I’m all for blaming Boeing. But in this case, it’s United.
“We take every safety event seriously and will...hire lots more DEI people to fix these problems.”
Hydraulic fluid.
Always a good thing to see!
Ugh.
I was hoping it was a different one.
Even better!
Our motto: “Shit may fall off our aircraft mid-flight, but at least we’ll get your pronouns right.”
If it isn’t DEI, then it’s the airlines saving on costs and streamlining the maintenance processes. Or it’s intentional.
I was on the team that certified the first 777 aircraft.
That is probably the most robust and safe airplane ever designed and built.
Some ting wong, we too lo, and Holy Fuk cart wheeled one at SFO and it was still in one piece.
If you don’t maintain it, it may break.
it will still get you down.
DEI is not working with people that won’t follow the rules.
ESG doen’t make safe aircraft
and profit for shareholders should never trump safety.
United Airlines on Diversity:
https://www.united.com/en/us/fly/company/responsibility/diversity-and-inclusion.html
Rob Schneider tells United Airlines CEO he won’t fly airline because it prioritizes ‘diversity’ over ‘safety’:
I thought that was the DC-3?
United and Boeing. I know they are both deep into DEI, but there have been too many recent incidents.
I’m thinking they are being sabotaged.
“Check Engine” light come on?
I thought I heard United recently hired the first blind pilot.
Apples and oranges.
DC-3 is a good aircraft. But different
economics and use.
B777-XXX won’t last as long due to economics.
it does cost a little more to run and maintain,
and it is just a bit bigger.
I personally think the C-130 will out live the DC-3 in years of use and production.
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