www.zerohedge.com Facing dire, if not terminal, issues with its 737 MAX which may or may not fly again (ideally with passengers not at gunpoint), while cutting production on the 787 Dreamliner due to slumping demand, at least Boeing’s legacy long haul workhorse, the 767, had managed to fly between the cracks, so to speak.
No more. Moments ago Boeing stock promptly dropped into the red after Spanish airport operator AENA said that a Boeing 767 aircraft flown by Air Canada was returning to Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport for an emergency landing on Monday after reporting a “technical issue”. The airliner called air traffic control 30 minutes after takeoff and requested a slot for an emergency landing, an AENA spokeswoman told Reuters.
A subsequent report clarified that the technical issue involved a part of landing gear falling off and entering the airplane’s engine.
Spainâs air navigation manager Enaire confirmed: âA flight with a technical problem is circling Madrid before returning to Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas airport.â
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency services coordinator said: âWe have sent various emergency response resources to the airport because of problems with a plane.â
What’s happened to American quality ?