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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Boeing faces fresh safety questions after engine fire on flight from Scotland

Flames on aircraft
Flames were filmed by a passenger en route to Prestwick. Photograph: AAIB

Boeing faces fresh questions about the safety of its aircraft after an engine fire on a transatlantic flight from Edinburgh caused an emergency landing soon after takeoff.

Flames were seen by passengers briefly shooting from the engine of a Delta Air Lines 767 soon after it took off for New York in February last year, after a turbine blade broke off during takeoff.

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