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Most aircraft dominating the companies' current sales, the Boeing 737-NG and Airbus A320 families and both companies' wide-body offerings, have good safety records. Older model aircraft such as the Boeing 707 , Boeing 727 , Boeing 737 -100/-200, Boeing 747 -100/SP/200/300, Airbus A300 , and Airbus A310 , which were first flown during the 1960s ...
On 15 August 2019, Ural Airlines Flight 178, an Airbus A321-211 registered as VQ-BOZ, flying from Zhukovsky International Airport to Simferopol and carrying 226 passengers and 7 crew, suffered a double engine bird strike shortly after takeoff, [131] and subsequently made an emergency landing in a cornfield less than 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3. ...
The Convention on International Civil Aviation Annex 13 formally defines an aviation accident as an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place from the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until all such persons have disembarked, and in which (a) a person is fatally or seriously injured, (b) the aircraft sustains significant damage or ...
Sunday's Jeju Air crash has again raised concerns about flight safety. Boeing's 737-800 model is used by nearly 200 airlines and has a strong safety record. The 737-800 is different from Boeing's ...
According to a leading air safety expert, last year set a new record for the fewest accidents and deaths. Only two fatal accidents occurred during the 12 months, compared with six in 2022.
Boeing posted a rare win over Airbus in July orders for new planes, but it still badly trails its rival in orders so far this year, as safety concerns continue to dent the company’s reputation.
The United States deployed investigators from the US National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration and the aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, to South Korea so they can assist in the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board's inquiry into the crash. [55] Eight investigators arrived at the crash site on 31 December. [70]
On 13 October 2000, Sabena Flight 689, an Airbus A330-231, was hijacked and ended with no casualties when Spanish police took control of the aircraft. [8] On 4 December 2000, Sabena Flight 877, an Airbus A330-223, was hit by gunfire from the Hutu rebels while landing at Bujumbura International Airport. There were no fatalities, but two were ...