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United Plane Veers Off Runway in Third Boeing Mishap of Week

  • Passengers on 737 Max evacuate safely on grass at Houston
  • Engine flare, wheel drop among United-Boeing snafus this week
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A United Airlines Holdings Inc. aircraft ran off the taxiway into a grassy area after landing at Houston on Friday, marking the third headline-grabbing incident this week involving the carrier’s Boeing Co. planes.

United Flight 2477, with 160 passengers and six crew, had just landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport about 8 a.m. local time when it veered into the grass on a turn. No one was injured, and passengers left the 737 Max on a set of mobile stairs before being bused to the terminal, the airline said.