United Airlines Returning P&W-Powered 777s To Service
Fifteen months after a spectacular failure over Denver, the FAA has now cleared United Airlines to return its P&W-engined 777s to service. The event attracted a lot of attention when it happened, partly because of its location. The aircraft, a United Boeing...
Boeing 777 Almost Hits Mountain Trying To Avoid Weather!
A Boeing 777 crew had to perform a terrain escape manoeuvre, after a weather deviation put them much too close to a mountain, at 9,000 feet! Pilots have to assess possible risks for each flight – more specifically, for each phase of each flight. But when it comes to...
United Will Bring Back Its P&W-Powered 777s In May
After grounding its 777s following a spectacular engine failure over Denver last year, United now aims to bring them back in service in May. The event happened in February last year. Parts of an engine, engine inlet and cowling rained down over the town of Broomfield,...
