Video shows burning Boeing 737 jet skidding off runway in latest incident

Videos posted online showed passengers fleeing a burning Transair 737 plane after it skidded off the runway in Senegal early Thursday morning (May 9). This was the latest of numerous incidents involving Boeing aircraft.

Eleven people were injured in the take-off accident at Dakar-Blaise Diagne International Airport shortly after 1:00 a.m. local time – four of whom are said to have suffered serious injuries. BBC News Reports. The Dakar accident occurred a day after a FedEx Airlines Boeing 763 skidded on its nose down the runway at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, due to a reported landing gear malfunction.

Several serious incidents have reportedly occurred on Boeing aircraft after the door plug plate of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max was blown off mid-flight on January 5, prompting Senate hearings on safety culture and manufacturing quality. Ten more potential whistleblowers have publicly reprimanded Boeing over safety inspections after the first two, John Barnett62, and Joshua Dean45, died mysteriously within weeks.

“These men were heroes. This also applies to all whistleblowers. They loved the company and wanted to help it get better,” he said Brian Knowlesa Charleston, South Carolina, attorney who represented both Barnett and Dean, via the New York Post. “They didn’t speak out to cause trouble or gain fame. They are raising concerns because people’s lives are at stake.”