Sandberg and other execs at the social media giant escaped the disaster by switching to a United flight when they returned from a Seoul business trip. “I was on another … He was among the first to tweet and send photos of the heavily damaged Boeing 777.

The Boeing 777 that crashed while trying to land at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday is a workhorse of the airline industry that has enjoyed a stellar reputation among pilots for safety. "It could very easily have the safest record for …

(AP) — The crash of an Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 today in San Francisco is only the second major accident for the twin-engine, wide-bodied jet in the 18 years the model has been in service, aviation safety expert said. "The 777 has a fantastic record …

The flight was 10 hours and 23 minutes, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. The aircraft is configured to seat 295 passengers, it said. The Boeing 777 is a smaller, wide-body jet that can travel long distances without refueling and is …

Boeing 777 crash lands at San Francisco airport: FAA. A Boeing 777 … One dramatic photo tweeted by someone claiming to be a survivor showed people streaming out of the jet, with the aircraft's belly on the ground and its tail missing. An inflatable …

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I do, however, question their experience in the designing, manufacturing and testing of commercial aircraft, a different animal than the fighter jet. They did not need to consider such issues as maintenance, … How do Boeing or Airbus do this, what …

At a cost of over $200 million, the Dreamliner is big business for Boeing. … And it makes more use of lithium-ion batteries than other jets to provide power for things like flight controls and a backup generator when its engines are shut down. Each …

A Boeing 777 jet has crashed while attempting to land at San Francisco airport, US aviation authorities confirmed on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that a plane, thought to be operated by Asiana Airlines and reported as …