Prelim Report Focuses On Braking In Vietnam 787 Overrun Accident

Vietnam Airlines 787 reg. VN-A867

The aircraft registered VN-A867 pictured after returning to land at Munich.

Credit: DPA Picture Alliance/Alamy
FRANKFURT—German air accident investigation branch Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) is focusing on analyzing the brake system control units and the electric brake actuator controllers in its investigation of the Aug. 15, 2026, Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 runway overrun accident in...
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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