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TUI B789 at Melbourne FL on Apr 18th 2025 rejected takeoff
« on: April 22, 2025, 10:21:59 UTC »
https://avherald.com/h?article=526b7f89&opt=0
(thanks Simon for the story)

A TUI Airways Boeing 787-9, registration G-TUIN performing flight BY-601 from Orlando Melbourne,FL (USA) to Birmingham,EN (UK), was accelerating for takeoff from Orlando Melbourne's runway 09R when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed and briefly stopped on the runway. The crew subsequently advised no assistance was needed, they were able to vacate the runway, wanted to return to the holding point and were cleared to taxi down the runway, vacate via C and turn right onto A. While vacating via turn off C and turning onto A the aircraft's right main gear went over grass, the crew stopped the aircraft and requested assistance.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Orlando about 40 hours after the rejected takeoff.

The aircraft with its right main gear on grass: