- Top US diplomat Antony Blinken got stranded on his Davos trip.
- He was stuck in Switzerland after his Boeing jet malfunctioned, Bloomberg reported.
Boeing can't seem to catch a break.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended up getting stranded in Switzerland on his way home from Davos after his custom Boeing 737 plane broke down, according to Bloomberg.
The top US diplomat had been helicoptered to Zurich and boarded the plane, but he and his aides were told it wasn't safe to fly because of an oxygen leak, Bloomberg reported.
A smaller jet was sent to take Blinken home, while some of his aides and reporters along for the trip were told to get commercial flights back to the States, according to Bloomberg.
Blinken's C40 Boeing jet is based on a 737-700 business commercial model, combining its fuselage with the wings and landing gear from the 737-800 aircraft, according to the US Air Force.
The plane "provides safe, comfortable and reliable transportation for U.S. leaders to locations around the world," the Air Force wrote on its website.
Blinken's travel snafu is the latest in a series of awkward headlines for Boeing.
On January 5, an Alaska Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after a door plug on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet blew off during the flight. While no one was seriously injured in the incident, two major airlines announced they found loose bolts on their jets.
The 737 Max 9 fleets were grounded.
The company is now facing a Federal Aviation Administration investigation over its manufacturing processes.