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Vietnam Airlines 787 Lost Speed Twice During Troubled Munich Takeoff

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Pilots reported abnormal acceleration before V1 and another speed loss afterward, leaving insufficient runway to reject the takeoff
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On 15 August, Vietnam Airlines flight VN34, operated by a Boeing 787-9 between Munich and Hanoi, experienced an abnormal acceleration at take-off before an extremely late rotation, a tail strike and tire damage. The 287 people on board left unharmed, but the aircraft remained immobilized in Germany while the investigation sought to establish the exact origin of the loss of speed. An acceleration that was interrupted According to information repo…

The Federal Office for Flight Accident Investigation (BFU) explained the incident with a Boeing 787-9 of Vietnam Airlines at Munich Airport. At the start, the rear of the aircraft touched the ground shortly before taking off, and around 270 people remained unharmed on board.

New details about the Munich plane incident: the pilots sensed trouble even before takeoff - There was no acceleration at all at one point on the runway.

·Budapest, Hungary
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Index broke the news in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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