Alan Levin, Julie Johnsson and Ryan Beene13:49, Jul 05 2021
The trouble started minutes after a Boeing 737 freighter lifted off from Honolulu for a nighttime cargo run to the nearby island of Maui. As the 46-year-old jet climbed at the start of the planned 24-minute trip Friday, one of its engines cut out. The relatively routine failure turned tense as Transair Flight 810 began to lose altitude while its flight crew attempted to return for a landing, according to a recording of air-traffic radio calls posted by LiveATC.net. “We’re gonna lose the other engine too. It’s running very hot,” a pilot radioed. “We’re low on the speed. It doesn’t look good.”
‘They Went Down’: How Boeing 737 Pilots Survived Hawaii Ditching Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Alan Levin, Julie Johnsson and Ryan Beene
(Bloomberg) The trouble started minutes after a Boeing Co. 737 freighter lifted off from Honolulu for a nighttime cargo run to the nearby island of Maui.
As the 46-year-old jet climbed at the start of the planned 24-minute trip Friday, one of its engines cut out. The relatively routine failure turned tense as Transair Flight 810 began to lose altitude while its flight crew attempted to return for a landing, according to a recording of air-traffic radio calls posted by LiveATC.net.
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GRAPHIC: Kona fisherman snagged by large hook credits Coast Guard with saving his life
GRAPHIC: Kona fisherman snagged by massive hook credits Coast Guard with saving his life By Allyson Blair | May 4, 2021 at 4:54 PM HST - Updated May 4 at 8:04 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - An injured boat captain airlifted by the Coast Guard last week while more than 100 miles off the Kona coast is telling the story about what led up to the rescue.
Kenton Geer says he was hauling gear aboard his boat the Vicious Cycle last Tuesday when he was snagged by a massive hook and dragged across the deck.