How dangerous are Boeing airplanes?
There's been yet another incident involving one of the manufacturer's 737 aircraft
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On May 9, 2024, a Boeing 737-300 skidded off an airport runway in Senegal, Africa, as the plane was taking off. The incident marked the latest episode in a string of accidents involving Boeing aircraft. In fact, in 2024 alone, no less than seven technical failures have been recorded, further deepening the crisis faced by the manufacturer over its safety record.
In this gallery, we examine the timeline of major Boeing accidents and incidents, many of them the result of pilot error but others identified due to instrument and component failure. Click through and find out about the manufacturer's dangerous track record.
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