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Water Pours Down From Ceiling Of United Airlines Boeing 777
It’s definitely not a type of incident that is commonly reported. Sure, smoke in the cabin – or the smell of burning is reported every now and then – as is the occasional oven/galley fire. However, water pouring from the ceiling is even more rare.However, that seems to be what happened on a United Airlines flight out of San Francisco. Headed for Tokyo, the crew turned the jet around, diverting back to SFO.
How Well Do The A220 & Embraer E-Jets Replace The Boeing 717-200?
On September 2nd, 1998 the Boeing 717 took its very first flight. The jet was originally named the MD-95 as it was developed under McDonnell Douglas. However, with the company merging with Boeing in August 1997, the small single-aisle jet would take on its new Boeing designation. And then, about 15 years and two weeks later, on September 16th, 2013, Bombardier’s CSeries CS100 completed its maiden flight. Over in Brazil, the E190-E2 would take its maiden flight in May 2016 while the E195-E2 would first fly in March 2017.So how do the latter, newer-generation aircraft, perform as replacements for the aging 717? We take a look in today’s video!