Fahad Naim
Licensed aircraft engineer (EASA/UKCAA) posting timely commercial aviation incident analysis and maintenance/operations context.
Vietnam Airlines Mixes Boeing, Airbus to Boost Competition
Vietnam Airlines just broke their Airbus only narrow body tradition 🔥 Signed for 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s yesterday + Sun PhuQuoc Airways went all-in on up to 40 787-9s ($22.5B) as their widebody future. In my opinion, this mix of Boeing & Airbus is smart... competition keeps prices down and service up for us passengers. Boeing finally eating into Airbus dominance in Southeast Asia...
Unruly Passenger Forces Delta Flight Return, Safety Concerns Rise
Delta just had to turn Flight 2557 (Houston Hobby to Atlanta) right back around after takeoff this morning. 85 passengers on a Boeing 717, one guy starts acting unruly and unlawful toward others. He approached crew/passengers but Delta confirms zero...
SunExpress 737 Gear Collapse Highlights Ongoing Safety Concerns
Another landing gear collapse... this time SunExpress Boeing 737 at Antalya during taxi (XQ7646 to Gaziantep). Pax evacuated safely, no injuries. Airline quick with replacement flight. These incidents keep happening....
Crew Safely Lands AA1284 After Tire Blowout
American Airlines AA1284 from Bridgetown to Miami today (Boeing 737 N931NN).. took off rwy 9, maintained low flight level, held north to clear runway, then returned and landed with a tire blowing out on touchdown. Crew got everyone down safely,...
Fokker 50 Crash Near Mogadishu, All Survive
A StarSky Fokker 50 went down shortly after takeoff from Aden Adde, Mogadishu... crashed near the perimeter, but amazingly, all passengers safely evacuated. No fatalities
