BFU Confirms Initial Details In Vietnam Airlines Accident

Vietnam Airlines 787-9

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 VN-A867 involved in the Aug. 15, 2026, incident at Munich Airport.

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FRANKFURT—Germany’s air accident investigation office Bundestelle fur Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) has issued initial details of its investigation into the A ug. 15 Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 take-off accident at Munich Airport. BFU confirmed that during rotation at the very end of runway 26L the...
Jens Flottau

Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Jens is executive editor and leads Aviation Week's global team of journalists covering commercial aviation.

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