{"id":2033822,"date":"2023-09-15T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T22:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabin-pressure-worries-united-airlines-flight-drops-28000-feet-in-10-minutes\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T18:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T22:46:03","slug":"cabin-pressure-worries-united-airlines-flight-drops-28000-feet-in-10-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabin-pressure-worries-united-airlines-flight-drops-28000-feet-in-10-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines flight experiences rapid descent, dropping 28,000 feet in just 10 minutes."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcabin-pressure-worries-united-airlines-flight-drops-28000-feet-in-10-minutes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2033822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The \u2064Flight That Made Headlines<\/h2>\n<p>The flight, \u200ccarrying a \u2063full load \u2064of \u200d270 passengers, touched down safely.\u200b However, concerns are mounting over the recent surge in aviation incidents.<\/p>\n<p>A United Airlines flight departing from Newark Liberty \u200bInternational Airport \u200cin New\u2064 Jersey, en\u200b route to Rome, had to make an \u2063unexpected turn back after experiencing a \u2064rapid descent\u200d of several thousand feet while in midair.<\/p>\n<p>Flight data from the airline\u200d tracking site FlightAware \u200creveals that\u200c the plane took off\u2064 from Newark at 09:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.\u2063 Between 10:07 \u200dp.m. and\u200c 10:17 p.m., the aircraft plummeted from \u200c37,000 to 8,875 \u2062feet, a \u200bstaggering drop of 28,125 feet in just about 10 minutes. \u200cBy 12:27 a.m.,\u2064 it had safely returned to Newark \u200dairport. A spokesperson for United Airlines informed \u2064Fox News that the\u200c flight had returned &#8220;to address a\u200d possible loss \u2063of \u2062cabin\u2062 pressure.&#8221; They emphasized\u2064 that &#8220;the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/screams-on-the-plane-united-flight-was-5-to-5-2-seconds-from-hitting-pacific-ocean-passenger-says\/\" title=\"\u2018Screams On The Plane\u2019: United Flight Was \u20185 To 5.2 Seconds\u2019 From Hitting Pacific Ocean, Passenger Says\">flight landed safely<\/a>, and there was never any loss of cabin \u200bpressure.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u2063 Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/retired-flight-attendant-pushes-cart-300-miles-in-memory-of-september-11-post-5487079\">Retired Flight\u2062 Attendant\u200b Pushes \u200dCart 300 \u2064Miles in Memory of 9\/11 Crews<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/6\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/united-airlines-resumes-flights-after-brief-nationwide-ground-stop-5486023\">United Airlines Resumes Flights After Brief Nationwide Ground Stop<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/5\/2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration \u200d(FAA) spokesperson \u2062also confirmed that the plane had to return due to a\u2064 &#8220;pressurization issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft, carrying\u2063 270 passengers and 14\u200b crew members, was originally bound\u2064 for Rome\u2013Fiumicino International Airport. After landing,\u2064 the passengers were rerouted\u2062 to Rome on another\u2063 flight.<\/p>\n<p>Typically, pilots \u2062initiate a \u2063rapid descent \u200dto lower\u2064 altitudes if there are concerns about\u2064 the plane&#8217;s pressurization.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">At heights\u2062 of \u200d37,000\u200c feet, temperatures \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/guide\/rapid-descent-flight-deck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plummet<\/a> to -60 degrees\u2062 Celsius (-76 \u2063degrees Fahrenheit), making it difficult for people to \u2064breathe \u2062due \u2063to thin air. To ensure normal breathing, planes \u2064are equipped\u2062 with pressurization\u200b systems.<\/div>\n<p>During takeoff, onboard computers regulate the \u2064cabin&#8217;s air intake to maintain\u200b optimal equilibrium.<\/p>\n<p>If\u2063 the pressurization system\u2064 malfunctions, pilots must\u200c perform an emergency \u200bdescent, rapidly lowering \u200cthe altitude until \u200cit is safe for passengers to breathe normally.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>An American Airlines\u200b plane lands on a\u200b runway near a parked JetBlue \u2064plane\u2063 at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood\u2064 International Airport \u2062in \u200dFort \u2062Lauderdale, Fla.,\u2064 on\u200b July 16, 2020. (Joe\u200b Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month, an American Airlines flight from North Carolina \u2063to Florida descended\u200b nearly \u200c15,000 \u200cfeet in just three minutes\u2063 due to pressurization concerns. Within seven\u200b minutes,\u2063 the\u2063 plane dropped from \u206230,000 feet to slightly over 10,000 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Recent times \u2063have seen \u200da rise in airline issues. \u2063United Airlines\u200c had to briefly ground multiple\u200d flights and halt \u200bdepartures nationwide\u200d due \u200bto a glitch caused by a software update,\u200d resulting in significant delays for over 350 flights on September\u2064 5, accounting for 13 percent of the day&#8217;s\u200b schedule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The flight disruptions\u2064 prompted Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg\u2063 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/united-airlines-resumes-flights-after-brief-nationwide-ground-stop-5486023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declare<\/a> that his department &#8220;will ensure\u2062 UA (United\u200b Airlines) fulfills its obligations\u2064 to affected\u2063 passengers.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>Putting\u2064 Aviation \u2064Safety in the Spotlight<\/h2>\n<p> The sudden descent \u2062of the United Airlines flight coincides with\u200c GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/gop-seeks-answers-from-buttigieg-on-disturbing-failures-of-transportation-department-5487051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawmakers<\/a> scrutinizing \u200dPete Buttigieg\u200c following a series of aviation safety incidents. In \u200ca letter to\u200d the Transportation Secretary on September 5, the lawmakers \u2062requested information regarding &#8220;a series of aviation and rail safety failures&#8221;\u200c that have occurred nationwide.<\/div>\n<p>One\u200c of the incidents mentioned in the letter involved a plane descending within 800 feet of the Pacific\u2064 Ocean in December shortly after \u2064taking off from Maui, Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to Federal \u200bAviation Administration \u2063(FAA) data, there were 1,730 runway incursions in \u20622022, \u2064and as of July 24, 2023, there have already been 1,539 this year,&#8221; the\u200d letter stated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Secretary of Transportation \u200bPete Buttigieg participates\u2063 in a\u2063 SiriusXM and GU\u200b Politics Townhall event, hosted by Julie Mason of \u200dSiriusXM and Mo Elleithee of GU Politics,\u200c on infrastructure at Georgetown University \u2062in Washington on Oct. 11, 2022. (Paul Morigi\/Getty \u2062Images for SiriusXM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Since President\u2064 Biden\u200c took office, the Office \u2063of \u200dthe Secretary of Transportation (OST) \u2063has received over 86 new unresolved recommendations.\u200d The OIG\u200d (Office of the \u2062Inspector General) defines a recommendation as \u200b&#8217;unresolved&#8217; \u200dif &#8216;agency management \u200ddisagrees with \u2064the recommendation or the OIG disagrees with \u200bthe agency&#8217;s\u2064 proposed corrective \u2062actions,'&#8221; the\u200b letter continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Based on the OIG&#8217;s list of long\u200d overdue and unresolved recommendations, it\u2064 appears \u2062that DOT&#8217;s\u2064 leadership is not prioritizing the safety of Americans in\u2064 air, land, and sea,&#8221; \u200dthe letter concluded.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062late June, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabin-pressure-worries-united-airlines-flight-drops-28000-feet-in-10-minutes\/\" title=\"United Airlines flight experiences rapid descent, dropping 28,000 feet in just 10 minutes.\">severe weather caused multiple \u2063flight delays<\/a> and cancellations across the\u200b United\u2062 States. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby blamed the FAA for the \u2064disruptions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/so-this-is-why-biden-took-the-deal-to-swap-brittney-griner\/\" title=\"So This Is Why Biden Took the Deal to Swap Brittney Griner\">citing staffing shortages<\/a> at air traffic control centers.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the FAA briefly halted all U.S. flight departures due to a \u2062failure\u200c in \u200cthe system used to\u2064 alert pilots about safety\u2063 hazards.\u200c The FAA attributed the incident to a contractor who accidentally deleted certain files while synchronizing the \u2063alert system and its backup.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview \u2064with Fox News, Capt. Dennis \u2064Tajer, communications chair and spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, the labor union\u200b representing\u200d American Airlines \u2064pilots, expressed concerns about the immense \u200dpressure on America&#8217;s air travel system.<\/p>\n<p>He noted \u2064that the \u200dindustry is now seeing an influx\u200b of &#8220;less \u2064experienced&#8221; and &#8220;less seasoned&#8221;\u2064 individuals, while \u200dairline management teams are under pressure to \u2063maximize flight operations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064Are the \u2064recent \u200caviation incidents indicative of widespread issues in aviation safety \u200bprotocols and regulations?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E style=&#8221;width:500px&#8221; class=&#8221;alignnone&#8221;><figcaption>In this file photo, a United\u2062 Airlines\u200b plane lands\u2062 at San \u200b\u2061Francisco International Airport in\u2064 San\u2064 Francisco, \u2063on\u200b July 8, 2019. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>These incidents have prompted lawmakers \u200bto demand answers regarding aviation safety measures and potential failures within the Transportation Department.<\/p>\n<p>With more and more aviation incidents making headlines, concerns are mounting about \u200bthe overall\u200c safety of\u200b air travel. Passengers and \u200cindustry experts alike are questioning whether these \u200cincidents are isolated incidents or indications of broader\u2062 issues in aviation safety protocols and regulations.<\/p>\n<p>While it is essential to remember that air travel remains one of the safest modes of transportation, it is crucial for aviation authorities to thoroughly\u200c investigate and address these incidents to maintain public \u200cconfidence in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2064the recent incidents and concerns raised, the\u2062 Federal Aviation Administration continues to emphasize its commitment \u2062to aviation safety and the \u200cimplementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doc-reveals-fbi-has-workspace-in-same-law-firm-that-employed-ex-clinton-lawyer-sussmann\/\" title=\"Doc Reveals FBI Has Workspace in Same Law Firm That Employed Ex-Clinton Lawyer Sussmann\">stringent safety measures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As investigations into the United Airlines flight incident continue, results and \u200cfindings are expected to shed light on the root cause of the pressurization issue and provide insights into any<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>carrying 270 passengers safely landed despite concerns over the rising number of aviation incidents. Departing from Newark Liberty International Airport, a United Airlines flight bound for Rome had to return due to a sudden descent of thousands of feet. 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