United Airlines Mayday

United Airlines Mayday

United Airlines Flight 108 Declares "Mayday" After Engine Failure, Lands Safely

On July 25, 2025, United Airlines Flight 108—a Boeing 787‑8 Dreamliner bound for Munich—declared a full emergency, “Mayday,” just minutes after departing Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia. While climbing to around 10,000 feet, the pilots noticed a malfunction in the left engine, prompting the urgent