BRAINERD, Minn. — It started as a brief explosion — a burst of light through the windows, so bright it was like a flashbang, before the passengers felt a deep tremor reverberate through the frame of ...
Cruising at 36,000 feet and speeds near 900 kmh, a Boeing 777 carrying over 360 people suffered a catastrophic engine failure when a 2.8 meter fan blade fractured and tore the engine apart. The ...