Samsung expects slight gain in operating profit

Worst part here is that the phone was one which was sent out after the recall.

T-Mobile customers only get the two weeks after receiving their replacement Note 7 units. Thankfully the airplane had not taken off and was still docked so crew were able to evacuate passengers safely.

The FAA said in a statement that it had confirmed a Samsung phone caused the smoke on the Southwest flight and that it was investigating the incident.

The latest blow to Samsung’s brand happened earlier this week when a US domestic plane with 75 passengers had to be evacuated because of a Samsung phone emitting smoke before the plane’s takeoff. No passenger was harmed during the evacuation.

Samsung formally recalled the original Note 7 on September 15 following several reports of fires, injuries, and damage to property.

The phone that exploded aboard the plane was a replacement Galaxy Note 7 from AT&T, according to the phone’s owner. The information was not yet verified and investigators are still looking into the matter.

Paul Romano, chief operating officer at US -based electronic component distributor Fusion Worldwide, said the firm’s clients, which include Samsung, are now having a harder time procuring memory chips. Unfortunately for Samsung, the majority of it has been about the exploding battery issue.

Meanwhile, the company is preparing to launch sales of the Galaxy Note 7 in Europe later this month, but its strategy clearly depends on the results of CPCS’s investigation. The mass recall, however, seems to have backfired as the replacement units have also reportedly been causing fire accidents, due to unforeseen battery explosions.

According to Recode citing a Sprint representative, the mobile carrier “is working collaboratively with Samsung to better understand the most recent concerns regarding replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones”.