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Original Title: Boeing 777 Grounded By Japan, But Boeing Not Only Faces Aircraft Problems
In recent years, Boeing aircraft crashes have occurred frequently, causing many accidents and fatalities, and also damaged Boeing’s reputation and its share price plummeted. Coupled with the new corona pneumonia epidemic that is still spreading globally, the outlook for the global aviation industry is bleak and Boeing’s future may still face ups and downs.
Recently, another Boeing plane had an accident. On the 20th local time, a Boeing 777-200 airliner equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engines caught fire due to the explosion of the right engine and made an emergency landing at Denver International Airport in the United States. . On the 21st, FAA Administrator Steve Dixon stated that the FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive, requiring Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines to immediately reinforce inspections, which may mean that certain Model aircraft will be on the ground.
United Airlines said on the night of the 21st it voluntarily grounded 24 Boeing 777 airliners equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engines. Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism also instructed Japanese national airlines to land passenger aircraft equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engines on the same day.
In recent years, Boeing aircraft accidents have occurred frequently, causing many accidents and fatalities. Boeing’s reputation has also been damaged and its share price has plummeted. Coupled with the new corona pneumonia epidemic that is still spreading globally, the outlook for the global aviation industry is bleak and Boeing’s future may still face ups and downs.
Two engine explosions occurred in one day on a Boeing plane
The cause of the incident was that a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 airliner carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew members took off from Denver International Airport, the capital of Colorado, on the 20th, and planned to fly to Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii. ., Shortly after takeoff, the engine on the right side of the aircraft exploded and caught fire.
Fragments from an airplane engine explosion were scattered in the community near Denver International Airport. Local police said some large fragments were found in the suburbs about 25 miles north of Denver, and some fragments even fell in front of residential houses. Fortunately, no casualties were caused. Currently, the US Department of Aviation Safety is investigating the accident.
On the same day, a Boeing 747-400 freighter also exploded after taking off from Maastricht, the Netherlands. Debris fell from the air, causing minor head injuries to an old woman and a child on the ground. It was burned while picking up rubble on the ground. Damaged and falling engine turbine blades also struck several cars on the ground.
The cargo plane was originally planned to fly to New York, but after the accident it changed its route and landed in Belgium. Investigations into the accident are currently underway.
Boeing accidents have frequent tragedies
January 9, 2021
An Indonesian Srivijaya Airlines Boeing 737-500 passenger jet lost contact shortly after taking off from the capital Jakarta and was later found crashing into the waters near Jakarta. The preliminary investigation report shows that the failure of the automatic throttle can cause the aircraft to lose control and fall into the sea. The final cause of the accident still needs more investigation.
March 10, 2019
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 crashed, killing all 157 people on board.
Oct 29, 2018
An Indonesia Lion Air Boeing 737-8 (737 MAX series) crashed into the sea on its way from Jakarta to the port of Penang, the capital of Belitung Bangka, killing all 189 people on board. The investigation found that the two crashes involving the Boeing 737 MAX series airliner may be related to improper activation of the airliner’s automatic anti-lock system.
The two accidents on 737 MAX series airliners in six months dealt Boeing a major blow. 737 MAX series airliners were grounded in many countries and regions of the world, and Boeing’s stock price plummeted, dragging down the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the New York Stock Exchange. International rating agency Standard & Poor’s also downgraded Boeing’s rating outlook to “negative.” In December 2019, Boeing announced that it would suspend production of the 737 MAX series aircraft from January of the following year and would make significant adjustments to its management. In September 2020, the US Congress issued an investigative report that determined that the two fatal accidents of the 737 MAX series aircraft were caused by a series of serious mistakes made by Boeing and the FAA.
Only one aircraft sold in June 2020, Boeing suffered heavy losses
Boeing’s 2020 annual financial report announced on January 27 of this year shows that in 2020, Boeing’s business will be affected by factors such as the new global corona epidemic and the grounding of 737 MAX models, and the Annual loss will exceed US $ 11.9 billion. . Furthermore, the company sold only one aircraft in June 2020, which is extremely dismal compared to the 158 aircraft sold in June 2018 and the nine aircraft sold in June 2019.
In order to significantly reduce costs, Boeing said last year that it was considering selling the company’s surplus properties. According to the February 18 “Seattle Times” report, Boeing employees said they have been notified to clean their personal belongings at the Boeing Commercial Aircraft headquarters building in a few weeks. Reports believe this news indicates that Boeing may be preparing to sell the building.
Although the Boeing 737 MAX model will fly again at the end of December 2020 and is seen as an important step in getting Boeing out of the crisis, ABC believes that Boeing should not only address the problem of passenger aircraft failures, but also deal with the epidemic, because the epidemic has severely affected the demand for passenger aircraft.
2020 may be the darkest year for the global aviation industry. According to the “2020 Aviation Perception Report” issued by Global Aviation Data Corporation, due to the impact of the epidemic, compared to 2019, global passenger traffic in 2020 has decreased by approximately 67%, to the level from 1999 to the end of the last century. Passenger planes have been grounded, airlines have laid off staff and, in the face of crises, governments of several countries have launched assistance programs and airlines have launched various self-rescue operations.
However, the International Air Transport Association predicts that global airline cash flow will not go from negative to positive until 2022, and that global air passenger demand will not return to the pre-epidemic level until 2024. Beginning in 2022 From this, it can be seen that in the gloomy context of the global aviation industry, Boeing, which is frequently plagued by plane crashes, may face a difficult road ahead.
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