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  • Boeing drops after airlines ground 777 planes following engine failure over Denver

    6 days ago - By Business Insider

    Pieces of an airplane engine from United Airlines Flight 328 sit scattered in a neighborhood on February 20, 2021 in Broomfield, Colorado.
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    Boeing stock lost as much as 4% early Monday in the wake of the engine failure of a 777 plane over Colorado on Saturday.
    Boeing recommended airlines suspend the use of planes equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW44000-112 engines.
    The National Transportation Safety Board found two fan blades in the United Airlines engine were fractured.
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    Boeing stock dropped early Monday...
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  • Boeing 777s grounded by airlines following Denver incident

    Boeing 777s grounded by airlines following Denver incident

    6 days ago - By Travel and Tourworld

    The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to step up Boeing 777 inspections following an incident over the weekend. On Saturday, an engine onboard United Airlines flight 328 failed on as it was flying from Denver to Honolulu, and dumped debris over the suburbs of the Colorado city. Authorities reported that no damage or injuries were caused aboard or on the ground and the plane landed safely.
    However, planes that contain the same Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines are now being removed from service. United Airlines, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways have stopped using 62 planes...
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  • United grounds 24 Boeing 777s after an engine failed mid-air, burning and dropping debris

    6 days ago - By Business Insider

    The engine of a United Airlines Boeing 777 plane on Saturday.
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    Airlines are grounding Boeing 777 planes with certain engines after one failed mid-flight.
    Video from a United passenger showed an engine on fire. The plane landed safely, but dropped debris.
    Other airlines that fly the same plane grounded them too, as recommended by Boeing.
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    United Airlines is grounding 24 Boeing 777 planes after an engine failed mid-air, catching fire and dropping debris over Colorado. A video taken by a passenger on United flight 328 from...
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