UK News 11-03-2005 who: Department for Transport Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) what: Says falling door from Boeing 777 nearly hit couple walking dog where: REIGATE when: June 2003 snippet: A report into the incident, published this week, says part of the 70lb door from the British Airways flight from Gatwick to Antigua fell 6,000ft and landed just 20ft from two people walking in the Surrey woodland. On board, some of the 272 passengers "were so terrified they started praying". And in unrelated Boeing news, 68 year-old chief exec Harry Stonecipher was fired on Monday, says The Guardian, "for conducting an affair with one of the company`s female executives". [... more]

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