Boeing 747

• Runway overshoot that destroyed 747 cargo jet in Halifax caused by many factors: TSB

  Confusing runway instructions, an unexpected tailwind, insufficient braking on a wet runway and crew fatigue were partially to blame for the accident in 2018.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2021
  
• Boeing slashes jobs, jet production as coronavirus pandemic hammers sales

  Boeing slashed production on its widebody programs, delayed the arrival of its newest jet, and confirmed the demise of its iconic 747, as it reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Wednesday.

  World

  Jul 29, 2020
  
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• British Airways retires entire fleet of Boeing 747 jumbo jets

  Global curbs imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus have led to a turbulence in air travel, placing the future of many airline companies in doubt.

  World

  Jul 16, 2020
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• British Airways 747 diverts to Winnipeg after flight crew member suffers medical emergency

  The Boeing 747 aircraft landed in Winnipeg just after 5 p.m. on Sunday.

  World

  Dec 16, 2018
• Halifax airport returns to normal operations in the wake of Boeing 747 runway overshoot

  On Nov. 7, a Boeing 747 cargo plane overshot the airport's secondary runway and came close to breaching the airport's fence, leaving four crew members with minor injuries.

  Traffic

  Dec 9, 2018
• Halifax airport runway remains closed nearly two weeks after plane skidded off of it

  Airport spokeswoman Theresa Rath Spicer says the secondary runway has been closed since Nov. 7, when a Boeing 747 overshot the runway and came close to breaching the airport's fence.

  Traffic

  Nov 19, 2018
• Crews begin taking apart plane that overshot Halifax airport runway

  Dozens of people watched late Sunday afternoon as a backhoe dug into the midsection of the fuselage, which buckled when the empty SkyLease Cargo plane overshot the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport on Wednesday.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2018
• Cargo plane goes off runway at Halifax airport, 4 sent to hospital

  The airfield at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport was closed early Wednesday morning after a cargo plane went off the runway during landing at around 5 a.m.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2018
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• Plane wing clips building at Johannesburg airport

  The wing of a British Airways Boeing 747 crashed into a Johannesburg airport building, slightly injuring four ground staff.

  World

  Dec 23, 2013