Flanagan flew the 727 both as a flight engineer and co-pilot, including in December 1984 on the very same jet retired today in Seattle. “Oh I loved it, it was great.

A United Airlines flight was discovered to be missing an external panel on the aircraft after it landed in Medford, Oregon, Friday afternoon after taking off from San Francisco, California ...

Passengers held the panel for approximately 30 to 45 minutes until it was secured with the tape. The flight ultimately turned back toward Atlanta rather than continuing to Chicago, despite being ...