Delta Boeing 757 loses wheel seconds before takeoff

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has brought a lot of attention to his industry, and not just because of a video of himself apparently. twerking in drag but for questions about whether a fairly recent United Airlines landing was attributable to the company Agenda.

An Atlas Air Boeing 747 burst into flames in the air last week en route from Miami International Airport to Puerto Rico's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, which raised more questions about the push for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Over the weekend, a Delta Boeing 757 lost a wheel while preparing to take off at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and while there is nothing to suggest that DEI's initiatives have anything to do with the incident, stories of airline malfunctions are reaching ridiculous levels. .

As noted in the tweet below, if the wheel had fallen seconds later, when the fully fueled aircraft was reaching full speed just before takeoff, the results could have been catastrophic.

the wheel of a Delta Boeing 757 had just blown off as it prepared to take off at Atlanta's Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport. Then the wheel rolled down the track…

it could have been catastrophic if it had happened a few seconds later

video from 1/20 (VASAviation) pic.twitter.com/mO7Fvzysmx

— Gregg Re (@gregg_re) January 23, 2024

As dramatic as previous incidents have been, they pale in comparison to an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. losing your “door plug” earlier this month shortly after leaving Portland International Airport. The pilot had to make an emergency landing. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries.

“I open my eyes and the first thing I see is the oxygen mask right in front of me,” passenger Vi Nguyen told The New York Times. “And I look to the left and the wall on the side of the plane is gone.”

When the wall of the plane only breaks in mid-flight @AlaskaAir pic.twitter.com/pMWhpiHmFY

— Kyle Rinker (@Kyrinker) January 6, 2024

The incident prompted the FAA to temporarily ground Boeing 737 Max 9 planes with a similar configuration to allow for a deeper inspection.

Alaska Airlines has its own DEI problems after two Christian flight attendants fired by the airline filed a lawsuit alleging religious discrimination in connection with the company's “big push” for diversity, equity and inclusion.

And the pace continues, as seen when a British passenger noticed that a Virgin Atlantic flight bound for New York was bolts are missing from an airplane wing on January 15. After notifying the crew, the flight was canceled moments before take-off from Manchester Airport in the UK.

It turns out that Virgin Airlines ran an ad promoting DEI and transgender — the airline changed its uniform policy so that men can cross-dress and non-binary crew can wear pronoun pins. They even use drag queen flight attendants.

This is an actual ad from @VirginAtlantic. They all entered DEI. They changed the uniform policy so men can cross dress and non-binary crew can wear pronoun pins. They have drag queen flight attendants.

Last week in @VirginAtlantic The flight was canceled after a passenger noticed… pic.twitter.com/MvYWNMSjWJ

— Libs from TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 23, 2024

The politically driven push for diversity and equity in the airline industry is dangerous and risks killing a lot of people, according to none other than Elon Musk.

“People will die from DEI,” Musk tweeted earlier this month in response to a story about Boeing rewarding CEOs and executives if they meet DEI goals.

People will die from DEIhttps://t.co/RXCv6M4gGU

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 10, 2024

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