- A Boeing 787 flown by Vietnam Airlines deployed its brakes twice while accelerating down the runway at Munich Airport, according to a report on the botched takeoff.
- The takeoff occurred perilously late and the aircraft's tail struck the ground, an outcome that points to an operational and safety failure on the Boeing widebody.
- The incident adds to the operational-disruption record for Boeing's 787 program and invites regulator and operator scrutiny of the aircraft's takeoff performance systems.
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“had its brakes activated twice while barreling down the runway at Munich Airport last month”
“leading to a perilously late takeoff and the plane”