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American Airlines Jet Blows Tires in Alarming Airport Trend
The Daily Beast • • business
Key Points:
- An American Airlines flight 3280 experienced a tire blowout while taxiing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, marking the fourth similar incident at the airport in two weeks.
- Passengers heard loud popping noises from the tires and were safely returned to the terminal before boarding a replacement aircraft two hours later.
- American Airlines confirmed the tire issue occurred shortly after pushing back from the gate, and the flight eventually departed for Charlotte, North Carolina.
- Recent incidents include another American Airlines plane with two burst tires on landing and a United Airlines plane also suffering tire damage at O’Hare, alongside a prior aborted takeoff due to a tire burst.
- The series of tire-related problems has raised concerns about potential safety or maintenance issues at the airport.
