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Alaska Airlines Requests Ground Stop for All Mainline Aircraft, as Flyers Brace for Travel Delays
The airline has warned that there may be ongoing disruptions to its operations throughout the night, raising concerns about ...
Passengers reach settlement in $1 billion lawsuit over Alaska Airlines flight where door plug blew out at 16,000 feet
These passengers were on board Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 from Portland to Ontario, California on January 5, 2024, when a ...
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Final NTSB report on Alaska 737 Max 9 blow-out faults Boeing’s worker training and FAA oversight
The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of ...
Alaska Airlines resumes operations after system-wide tech outage grounds all flights
Alaska Airlines has resumed flights after a system-wide IT outage on Monday forced the grounding of all Alaska Airlines and ...
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Pair given seats by torn-out door plug on Alaska flight 1282 arrived late: NTSB
The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...
With blowout probe done, lawsuits take off against Boeing, Alaska Air
Dozens of passengers on board Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 sued the airline and Boeing over a midflight blowout. Three cases ...
Passengers settle massive lawsuit with Alaska Airlines and Boeing after midflight door plug failure
Alaska Airlines and Boeing reached an undisclosed settlement with passengers who sued for emotional and physical injuries ...
Alaska Airlines grounds all flights after ‘IT outage’
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) website showed a system-wide ground stop for Alaska Airlines at all airports, effective shortly before 3am on Monday. A subsequent FAA update clarified that ...
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Boeing Blasted in Scathing Report Over Alaska Airlines Door Blowout
NTSB blames Boeing and FAA for Alaska Airlines 737 MAX door plug blowout, citing missing bolts, poor training, and systemic ...
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NTSB Releases Final Report on Alaska Door Plug Failure
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 that lost a ...
Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut off plane's engines mid-flight relives "most consequential three seconds of my life"
Former airline captain Joseph Emerson, indicted for trying to shut off a plane's engines mid-flight in 2023, speaks to "CBS ...
Boeing and Alaska Airlines Settle $1B Door Blowout Lawsuit
The aircraft manufacturer and the airline settled out of court for the door plug blowout on the infamous January 2024 flight.