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The Near Disaster of United Airlines Flight 1722: A Cautionary Tale
On December 18, 2022, just days before Christmas, United Airlines flight 1722 faced an unprecedented calamity shortly after taking off from Maui, Hawaii. With 271 passengers and a crew of 10 onboard, the Boeing 777 rapidly descended toward the Pacific Ocean just moments into its five-hour journey to San Francisco. This harrowing incident underscores the critical importance of communication and situation awareness within the cockpit, highlighting how confusion and distraction can lead to catastrophic consequences.