"Boeing Urges Cockpit Seat Inspections Following Latam Incident"
TL;DR
Boeing has instructed airlines to inspect the cockpit seats of its 787 Dreamliner planes after a Latam Airlines flight to Auckland experienced a sudden plunge, injuring passengers. The incident may have been caused by a flight attendant hitting a switch on a seat, sending a pilot into the plane’s controls. Aviation regulators are investigating, and Boeing has reminded operators to perform inspections at the next maintenance opportunity.
- Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident The New York Times
- Cockpit accident believed to be cause of nose dive on LATAM Boeing 787: WSJ Fox Business
- The sudden drop of a Boeing 787 that injured 50 people may have been caused by a flight attendant accidentally hitting a switch in the cockpit, report says Yahoo! Voices
- Passenger shares what pilot told him after plane’s mid-air drop CNN
- Boeing Tells Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Mishap on Latam Flight - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
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