An Atlas Air Boeing 747 burst into flames en route from Miami International Airport to Puerto Rico's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, prompting more questions about the push for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) .
According to the FAA, Atlas Air Flight 95, a cargo plane, took off from Miami, quickly experienced engine failure and returned safely to MIA around 10:30 p.m. NBC6 Miami reports
Dramatic images of flames shooting from the flying plane quickly circulated on social media.
BREAKING REPORT: ⚠️ Atlas Air Boeing 747-8 from Miami International Airport catches fire in midair.
DEVELOPMENT.. pic.twitter.com/Qk6QLZ6U7E
— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) January 19, 2024
During the post-flight inspection, the FAA discovered a “softball-sized hole” above the second engine, the report revealed.
NBC6 obtained an audio recording of calls made from the plane to air traffic control.
“Mayday, Mayday… We have an engine fire,” the recording announced. “Request access back to the airport. No, we'll go ahead and land. We have five souls on board.”
(Video: YouTube)
The crew followed all standard procedures and returned safely to MIA, according to a statement released by Atlas Air.
“At Atlas, safety is always our top priority and we will conduct a thorough inspection to determine the cause,” the company said.
The incident comes just days after the FAA announced it actively recruiting for the employment of people with “severe intellectual disabilities” and “psychiatric disabilities” in what many see as a DEI disaster waiting to happen.
FAA Seeks to Hire People With 'Severe Intellectual' and 'Psychiatric' Challenges in DEI Boost: What Could Go Wrong? https://t.co/I4OSfRCqHM road @BIZPACRevision
— Based on BPR (@DumpstrFireNews) January 15, 2024
“Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis in recruiting and hiring,” the agency's website states. “They include hearing, vision, missing limbs, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism.”
Earlier this month, United Airlines' DEI schedule was questioned after its Boeing 767-300ER flight from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) made a hard landing in Houston.
“According to the [National Transportation Safety Board’s] preliminary report, while landing at IAH, the first officer was flying and despite best efforts to prevent the nose wheel from bouncing, the nose wheel made contact with abnormal force,” reported Simple Flying, a source aviation news.” The airplane appeared to bounce and reacted by pulling aft on the control yoke, in an effort to prevent the nose wheel from hitting the runway a second time. The speedbrakes were subsequently deployed and the automatic brakes engaged, resulting in a second nosewheel bounce.
United Airlines asked about the impact of DEI on the hard landing in Houston https://t.co/qEwi7CqktK road @BIZPACRevision
— Based on BPR (@DumpstrFireNews) January 7, 2024
And Boeing faces a potential loss of Chinese Airlines after a side window panel on an Alaska Airlines jet exploded mid-flight in early January.
NTSB confirms broken door plug in Alaska Airlines incident in Malaysia#FMTNews #FMTEng pic.twitter.com/j2PHeBFv5X
— Free Malaysia Today (@fmtoday) January 18, 2024
It's almost like they're trying to make us all stop flying at this point.
— JD Sharp (@imjdsharp) January 19, 2024
DEI strikes again…it was only a matter of time
— Paul A. Szypula (@Bubblebathgirl) January 19, 2024
Guess they should count their lucky stars the windows didn't fall out too!
— Be Ungovernable (@BaltimoreGina) January 19, 2024
“Boeing seems to have a lot of safety issues lately. Maybe there are perverse incentives at play,” suggested Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for Florida Gov. and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis. “When a company can stay prosperous not by making sure its products are safe, but by buying off politicians and pushing DEI/ESG ideology, we're all worse off.”
Boeing seems to have a lot of safety issues lately. Perhaps there are perverse incentives at play. When a company can stay prosperous not by making sure its products are safe, but by buying off politicians and pushing DEI/ESG ideology, we're all worse off.
Thank God…— Christina Pushaw (@ChristinaPushaw) January 19, 2024
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