Jet Blue Right Engine Blows up During Flight out of Long Beach in Airbus 320

By John Kristensen of Kristensen, LLP posted in Employment Law -- Employee on Friday, September 19, 2014.

On Thursday, September 18, 2014 Jet Blue flight 1416 left from Long Beach airport for Austin Texas.  The flight was in the air less than 15 minutes after taking off at 9:17 a.m. when the right engine of the Airbus 320 exploded.   Social media captured the smoked filled cabin and panic below: