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Re: After this latest crash, I am thinking Boeing needs to put out of business. Am I being irrational?

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Thursday's Air India crash involved a 12-year-old Boeing 787. Although the cause remains unclear, some analysts doubt it will affect global demand for Boeing planes, which have been plagued by safety issues on other types of aircraft.
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Re: After this latest crash, I am thinking Boeing needs to put out of business. Am I being irrational?
By: De_Composed
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Fri, 13 Jun 25 5:55 AM
Msg. 09630 of 09752

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Re: “...my understanding was that this thing crashed on takeoff”
No. (As is usually the case, it crashed on LANDING.) The plane took off about 10,000 feet down a 12,000 foot runway, then came back down when it put its flaps all the way up instead of raising its landing gear.

The red mark at the bottom of the photo is the crash site.


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