Summary
A Swiftair cargo plane operated by DHL crashed near Vilnius, Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member and injuring three others. The plane skidded into a house but caused no ground casualties.
Authorities are investigating the cause, with no evidence of foul play yet. Lithuanian officials haven’t ruled out sabotage amid heightened concerns over Russian-linked incidents in Europe.
Weather and mechanical issues are also being examined.
The 31-year-old Boeing 737 crashed 1.5 kilometers from the runway during its approach, and black box data will be key to determining the cause.
Saw DHL and thought maybe it was an A300. Nope, Boeing. Too early to say but it doesn’t look good on Boeing.
It’s 31 years old, being a Boeing has nothing to do with it.
Boeing had QC issues since the queen of the skies, and especially throughout and after the merger, not just with the initial build but service and retrofits too. This has been a systemic issue since '87. Just because you and the rest of the downvoters don’t know better doesn’t mean it’s not true.
It didn’t come off the factory floor a month ago.
If I crash my 31 year old Toyota are you to say “well, it was a Toyota”. Or are you going to think driver error, poor conditions, maintenance issue?