50 injured after Boeing plane nosedives mid-flight

[Elderberry]

American Military News by Timothy Frudd   March 12, 2024

Roughly 50 people were injured after a LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner suddenly nosedived mid-flight on Monday. LATAM Airlines claimed the sudden “strong movement” was caused by a “technical event during the flight.”

LATAM Airlines noted that 263 passengers and 9 LATAM Airlines crew members were on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner’s Monday flight from Sydney, Australia, to Auckland, New Zealand. The airline explained that the aircraft “experienced a strong shake” and that the cause of the incident was under investigation.

In a statement obtained by The Washington Post, LATAM Airlines said the flight experienced a “technical event” that “caused a strong movement.” Health officials announced that roughly 50 individuals were injured on Monday. According to Hato Hone St. John health officials, 12 individuals were transported to local hospitals for medical treatment. One of the injured individuals was listed in “serious condition.”

More: https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/03/video-50-injured-after-boeing-plane-nosedives-mid-flight/

[SZonian]

Many of these recent "Boeing" problems are actually crappy maintenance/upkeep by the owning airlines.
They should be grateful they're not being excoriated because of a biased media.
Actual journalizm is dead, no investigative abilities any longer, just sensationalism.

[DefiantMassRINO]

Pothole Pete, America needs you and the FAA to show up to work today.

[Smokin Joe]

Many of these recent "Boeing" problems are actually crappy maintenance/upkeep by the owning airlines.
They should be grateful they're not being excoriated because of a biased media.
Actual journalizm is dead, no investigative abilities any longer, just sensationalism.

I'm beginning to wonder if this is a reporting artifact, or if there is an incident increase across multiple models, if something more sinister is going on to manipulate stock prices or for some other motive. It's kinda like when suddenly food processing facilities start going up in flames all over. It makes you wonder.

[cato potatoe]

Pothole Pete, America needs you and the FAA to show up to work today.

He's on maternity leave, or postpartum.  I don't recall which one exactly.

[PeteS in CA]

Many of these recent "Boeing" problems are actually crappy maintenance/upkeep by the owning airlines.
They should be grateful they're not being excoriated because of a biased media.
Actual journalizm is dead, no investigative abilities any longer, just sensationalism.

Good call.

Cockpit Mishap Might Have Caused Plunge on Latam Boeing 787

Cockpit Mishap Might Have Caused Plunge on Latam Boeing 787

Acockpit seat mishap might have pushed a pilot into the controls on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner that took a sudden, terrifying plunge on a flight to New Zealand this week, according to U.S. industry officials briefed on preliminary evidence from an investigation of the incident.

A Latam Airlines flight attendant hit a switch on the pilot’s seat while serving a meal, leading a motorized feature to push the pilot into the controls and push down the plane’s nose, these officials said. The switch has a cover and isn’t supposed to be used when a pilot is in the seat.

Decades before Boeing started having very real quality problems (KC-46, 737 MAX) I noticed that US MSM reports of airline crashes invariably mentioned that the plane was a Boeing 7## but almost never mentioned the manufacturer and model name/number when it was other than Boeing.