TGIF: Thank-Goodness It’s Flyday Week-End Wrap Up: July 18th Edition
Thank-goodness it’s Flyday…err Friday, everyone! In this week’s edition Boeing hits another milestone, Salt Lake City breaks ground on the redevelopment program, we remember United 232 25 years later, and more…
Another Milestone: Boeing rolled out is 5,000th Next-Generation Boeing 737 this week. It is a modified 737-700C, a Boeing C-40A Clipper, which will be delivered to the U.S. Navy.
“This milestone is another testament to the popularity of our Next-Generation 737 and represents the confidence our customers have in the work of our team,” said Beverly Wyse, vice president and general manager, 737 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. “The 737 is hugely popular with both our commercial and military customers because of its efficiency and proven reliability.”
To date, there are 6,804 orders for Next-Generation 737s and 2,109 orders for 737 MAXs.
Photo courtesy of Fox News 13
Breaking Ground: Today, Salt Lake City International Airport broke ground on a redesigned airport to accommodate expected growth. “It’s a brand new airport,” said Maureen Riley, the executive director of the Salt Lake City Department of Airports told Fox News 13.
First 787: Thai Airways took delivery of its first of 8 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The aircraft has 264 seats in a two-class configuration. There are 24 seats in business and 240 seats in economy.
“As the national airline, the addition of the 787 to our fleet is a major milestone for Thai and Thailand. Boeing and AerCap have provided an airplane that is perfect for Thai and our passengers,” Thai’s acting president, air chief marshall Siwakiat Jayema, said in a release.
Computer Problems: Computer problems plagued Allegiant Airlines today. The issue disrupted 4,000 customers and 250 flights. The issue started around 8:25AM ET, and it lasted until 4PM ET. Allegiant employees to manually check customers in for their flights.
In total, the airline only had to cancel eight of the 250 scheduled flights today, and it postponed 18 flights until tomorrow. It is compensating passengers whose flights were effected.
We Remember: 25 years ago, United Airlines flight 232 suffered catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, causing the flight controls to fail. The pilots declared an emergency landing and planned to land in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
As the aircraft lined up for the runway, the pilots were unable to reduce the speed since they could not control the flaps or slats. The pilots were forced to attempt a high speed landing, but when it landed, the aircraft broke apart, rolled over, and caught fire.
185 souls of the 296 souls on-board survived.
Video and audio of United 232:
A news report on the crash:
Thoughts: Yesterday 295 souls lost their lives in a senseless, tragic, shoot-down of MH17. What is something lost in these tragedies is the real personal element: all the unmet potential, all those innocents robbed of their precious lives with no warning, and the other victims – the thousands of friends, families, and colleagues who will mourn their loss. They are collateral damage in a war that in itself is a tragedy that most coddled 33,000 feet in their seats had no involvement in. With all the excitement of Farnborough, what started out as a week to remember will be what we’d all like to, but never should forget. We should remember the victims of this horrendous tragedy. There should be no mercy for those animals who perpetrated this act, regardless of their reason.
–Chris Sloan, Editor and Chief of Airchive
In case you missed it, Airchive had a lot of great coverage right here, and come back next week for a recap of Farnborough 2014. This week’s stories:
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