An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets.
Alaska Airlines was forced to perform an emergency landing on Friday after a door plug was torn off of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane flying 171 passengers from Portland in Oregon, to Ontario in California. The incident happened after the auto-pressurisation fail light lit up on ...
A spokesperson for the British Civil Aviation Authority told Sky News: "We are aware of this incident and monitoring the situation very closely." Alaska Airlines chief executive Ben Minicucci said each Boeing 737-9 MAX would only be returned to service after full maintenance and...
No serious injuries were reported on the January flight, though several passengers claimed they experienced “havoc, fear, trauma, [and] severe and extreme distress” from the incident, according to Lindquist’s lawsuit against Alaska Airlines and Boeing. “You’re s...
For example, neither Boeing nor the National Transportation Safety Board know how the 737 Max was delivered to Alaska Airlines without the four bolts. The incident inflicted severe damage to Boeing’s reputation for safety and quality. The company replaced its CEO and now has a court monitor ...
Alaska Airlines says Boeing has paid $160 million in initial compensation for losses that the airline suffered after a panel blew off one of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners in January.
A National Transportation Safety Boardpreliminary report releasedin February found that four bolts designed to prevent the door plug from falling off the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane were missing before the flight. MORE: Alaska Airlines timeline: How incident involving missing door plug ...
New details revealed of Boeing door plug incident aboard Alaska Airlines flight ABC News' Trevor Ault reports on new details from the flight crew and the severe production issues inside the Boeing 737 plant leading up to the incident. August 7, 2024...
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An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to perform an emergency landing on Saturdayafter a hole was rippedin the space reserved for an extra evacuation door on the Boeing 737-9 MAX jet. Nicholas Hoch said each minute felt like an hour after he heard a "big boom" or "mini explosion"....