--- title: "Flames Shoot From Boeing Jet’s Engines With 389 Passengers on Board" description: "In a terrifying video, a Boeing jet appeared to catch on fire during takeoff in yet another safety incident involving the plane manufacturer. " date: "2024-06-14" modified: "2024-06-14" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/flames-boeing-engine" categories: - "Boeing" - "Future Society" - "Space" tags: - "boeing" - "planes" - "safety" - "the digest" --- # Flames Shoot From Boeing Jet’s Engines With 389 Passengers on Board ![In a terrifying video, a Boeing jet appeared to catch on fire during takeoff in yet another safety incident involving the plane manufacturer. ]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Fire in the Hole In a [terrifying video](), a Boeing 777 jet appeared to catch fire during takeoff in yet another freaky safety incident involving the aerospace giant. As [*Fox Business* reports](), the Paris-bound jet had 389 passengers and 13 crew members on board when its engines started coughing flames, forcing to make an emergency landing back at Toronto's Pearson Airport shortly thereafter. "Holy crap, it's got an engine fire!" exclaims the unnamed bystander who shot the video, which has since [gone viral on X-formerly-Twitter](). "Holy shit!" https://twitter.com/aviationbrk/status/1799001238547341453 But apparently, that impression wasn't exactly right. In a [statement circulated by the *Toronto Star*](), Air Canada said that the engine itself had not caught on fire, but that the blaze had occurred due to an issue with the plane's compressor stall. It does not appear that anyone was hurt during the incident. "Video posted to the internet of the incident shows the engine at the point of compressor stall, which can happen with a turbine engine when \[its\] aerodynamics are affected," the statement reads. "This can be caused by various factors, but the result is the flow of air through the engine is disrupted causing fuel to ignite further down the engine, which is why flames are visible in the video. It is not the engine itself on fire." ## Bad News Air All the same, folks on social media expressed perturbation over the video. "Heart in mouth moment," [one X user wrote](). "Wouldn't blame the passengers for not wanting to fly after that plane returned safely..." "Another fkn Boeing," [remarked a second user](). "How many has that been this year?! Insanity." Indeed, this couldn't have happened at a worse time for Boeing, which has been under intense scrutiny since a [door plug blew off one of its jets]() mid-flight in January. Along with these sorts of occurrences [gaining more and more attention]() in the media, the company has also been under fire from whistleblowers who allege corner-cutting at its factories — [two of whom have died]() under unusual circumstances since March. While there's certainly been [something of a confirmation bias]() effect with the publication of Boeing safety and mechanical failures lately, many of them, including this one, drive home just how fraught plane travel can be. **More on Boeing:** [*Boeing Starliner Stuck on Space Station as More Leaks Discovered*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()