"This another Boeing?" - Internet reacts as Air Canada flight lands with broken landing gear hours after deadly South Korea Boeing 737 crash

An Air Canada flight AC2259 managed to land safely despite broken landing gear, just hours after a Boeing 737 caught fire during landing in Muan, South Korea, claiming the lives of at least 127 people.

The timing of these incidents has reignited public skepticism and concern over Boeing's safety record, with social media flooded with reactions, memes, and critical commentary.

An X user shared a video of Air Canada's catastrophic landing.

Some users in the comments section jumped on the opportunity to thrash Boeing. One user critiqued:

"Boeing needs a serious revaluation in its manufacturing process. Boeing is indicative of what happens when profit is the priority and quality is not valued as much."

Another one chimed in with:

"Boeing’s repeated failures—crashes, technical issues, and emergency landings—reveal serious deficiencies in workforce skill, oversight, and accountability. Once a symbol of engineering excellence, the company now suffers from systemic declines in quality and precision, putting lives at risk and tarnishing its legacy."

Some people even came in to defend Boeing saying:

"ATR72 looks like, and what do you mean another boeing? only 1 crash this month has been a boeing and thats the South Korea one."

"No. This looks like a Embraer and the crash in South Korea is not Boeing’s fault. It looks like the likely cause was hydraulic failure and impact in air causing midair failure, potentially maintenance issues, but Boeing has not touched the aircraft for at least five years," said another user.

What caused the Air Canada Crash?

According to Aviation A2Z, the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft appeared to have been facing an issue during the landing sequence, which led to the aircraft skidding down the runway with sparks visible from the wings scraping against the ground. The aircraft's wings made contact with the runway surface, resulting in a fire.

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The 24-year-old De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft was powered by Pratt and Whitney engines. There are no specific details yet regarding the exact technical failure or malfunction that caused the aircraft to skid or make contact with the ground in such a manner. Further investigations would be required to determine the precise cause, which could involve factors like weather conditions, pilot error, mechanical failure, or other potential issues during the landing process.

While the Air Canada aircraft may have managed to scrape through a catastrophe unlike the Boeing 737 in South Korea, all eyes are on Boeing who seem to have had several incidents this past year.

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