Dan Bubb In The News

The National News Desk
Boeing’s run of losses, production delays and financial struggles has taken another turn for the worse over the last week as the iconic American manufacturer announced it would lay off 10% of its workforce and rescinded an offer to its largest union that is on a strike that is costing the company tens of millions each day it continues.
Travel + Leisure
If you're reading this, you've probably been on your fair share of flights. And while you may understand the science behind how planes fly, there's still something magical about the idea of soaring through the air at over 400 miles an hour. One more thing that seems to work like magic? Airplane toilets.
La Nacion
A Turkish Airlines pilot died in flight Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, which forced the plane to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said. The plane, which left Seattle on the west coast of the United States on Tuesday night, was headed to the Turkish city of Istanbul, Turkish Airlines spokesman Yahya Ustun told X.
Los Angeles Times
Late last year, Boeing employee Craig Garriott says a 4-ton satellite inside an El Segundo plant fell after engineers failed to properly secure a clamp. No one was injured by the collapse of the $1 billion-plus satellite that happened over a weekend, but it could have been fatal if workers were present, Garriott claims.
The National Desk
Boeing was dealt yet another blow when thousands of its workers walked off the job on Friday after union members rejected a contract offer from the company, adding more uncertainty to its uneven production of airplanes amid safety concerns and crises that have enveloped the manufacturer in recent years.
Newsweek
A video capturing a "vortex" on a plane, with water spewing out from the wing during a flight, has left internet viewers guessing. The clip shared by TikTok user @ashtonvonkessler, which has over 843,000 views since it was posted on August 30, shows a couple seated on a plane. A message overlaid on the video reads: "Marrying a pilot means learning the most random aviation facts throughout your flight." The footage shows a view of streams of water shooting out from the edge of a plane wing. "What is that?" reads a caption shared with the post.
Forbes
A decade ago, a Malaysia Airlines flight disappeared without a trace, becoming one of aviation history’s greatest mysteries. An Australian researcher now says he knows why MH370 went missing, maintaining that his conclusions change the narrative of the ill-fated aircraft carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members.
Newsweek
A video showcasing a flight attendant's nighttime bed routine has gone viral on TikTok. The footage was shared by TikTok user @linnkrouthen, who is a flight attendant for budget airline Norse Atlantic Airways. The video was taken aboard a Boeing 787-9 aircraft, according to a later comment from the poster.