A United Airlines emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon
A weather balloon from WindBorne Systems likely caused the windshield crack that injured the pilot and led to an emergency landing, with 134 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 MAX 8.
- A United Airlines flight was hit mid-air by a weather balloon likely operated by WindBorne Systems, a firm that has introduced new safety measures.
- The pilot suffered cuts from flying glass, but no major structural damage occurred, though the windshield was damaged and sent for lab analysis.
- The incident has sparked debate about regulating near-space operations as more private firms deploy high-altitude balloons and satellites.
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United Airlines Jet Damaged After Suspected Weather Balloon Collision; Pilot Injured
CHICAGO — Federal investigators are examining how a high-altitude weather balloon operated by WindBorne Systems may have struck a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, shattering a cockpit window and injuring the pilot mid-flight last week. United Airlines flight UA1093, en route from Denver (DEN) to Los Angeles (LAX) on October 16, was forced to divert to Salt Lake City (SLC) after the cockpit windshield fractured at 36,000 feet. The Captain sustaine…
Awful on board: On the way to Los Angeles a Boeing is hit by an unknown object. The windshield breaks down, glass fragments injured the pilot. Investigators and experts puzzle about the cause - until a Californian company gives the probably decisive hint.
A balloon of a company specializing in the collection of meteorological data impacted on the windshield of a Boeing 737 Max of United Airlines on October 16. But...
By Alex Stambaugh and Amanda Musa, CNN A mysterious object that smashed through the windshield of a United Airlines flight, injuring a pilot and forcing an emergency landing, may have been a weather balloon. WindBorne, a California startup focused on advanced weather forecasting and atmospheric data collection, said in a statement Monday that it believes one of its balloons likely struck the plane. United Flight 1093, a Boeing 737 traveling from…
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