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. A controller at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport then told the crew the airport fire department had been alerted. The helicopter deployed a swimmer and hoisted the Transair pilot aboard. One of them, who is 58, was in intensive care in critical condition, according to Hawaii News Now. While it’s not clear what happened with the Transair plane, if the plane lost both power plants, the potential causes could range from maintenance error to fuel problems or a miscue in how the pilots responded to the initial emergency.

Source: Mint July 02, 2021 23:37 UTC