Ethiopian Airlines 787 Emergency: A New Blow to Boeing's Falling Reputation?

Since the tragic June 12 crash in Ahmedabad that killed over 250 people, the 787 Dreamliner has been plagued by negative headlines. In recent days, this wide-body aircraft has gained notoriety due to various issues, including a flap problem on a British Airways plane in London and the grounding of Air India's Dreamliners.

It has come to our attention that an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner (registration ET-AXS) experienced a significant pressurisation issue. The aircraft was en route from Addis Ababa to Mumbai when the incident occurred, necessitating an emergency landing in Mumbai during the early hours of June 27th.

Now what may have caused the pressurisation issue is yet to be ascertained, but flightradar data suggests that the flight was pretty much uneventful for the most part except for where the emergency landing happened. More information on this will only be available once an investigation is complete.

As far as the number of people on board are considered, the aircraft was carrying around 300 passengers and 11 crew members. The rapid depressurisation led to 7 people falling sick and one of the passengers requiring hospitalisation upon landing. It is fair to assume that this might have happened due the hypoxia caused by lack of oxygen.

With all the events happening off late, more so with the aircraft type in question - fingers are going to be pointed at Boeing. This shall only add to the problems that the company has been dealing with in the wake of the twin crashes of the 737 MAX aircraft back in 2018 and 2019. With the dreamliners facing issues off late and the tragic events of June 12, people are bound to be skeptical when flying a Boeing aircraft.

Picture source:-

Grzesiek Krupa (Jet Photos)