NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-ICM) suffered a tail strike during landing in Mumbai on Saturday morning amid heavy rain. The aircraft was flying in from Bangkok as 6E 1060 and it executed a low ...
In 2024, Boeing filed a patent for a new aircraft tail strike detection system, highlighting renewed focus on a long-standing operational risk. Although tail strikes are relatively uncommon, they can ...
US investigators have attributed to windshear a damaging tail-strike involving a UPS Boeing 767-300F which occurred during landing at San Bernardino at the beginning of this year. The aircraft, ...