Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 MAX planes in response to the incident, which caused the cabin to depressurise and resulted in the plane making an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon. The Federal Aviation Administration later said it would ...
Here is what we understand about the Alaska Airlines event and the basic security of air travel: What occurred to the Alaska Airlines flight? On January 5, simply minutes after departure, a cabin door panel blew off in midair throughout an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland to Ontario, lea...
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737 aircraft, experienced a rapid cabin depressurization incident at approximately 14,830 feet. This event, akin to a sudden and dangerous loss of air inside the aircraft, triggered alarms in the cockpit and was accompanied by a loud bang and the cockpit d...
Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of its planes doesn’t happen again. (Jan. 7) 2 of 3 | Alaska Air...
Was anyone injured on the Alaska Airlines flight? None of the 171 passengers or six crew were seriously injured but the rapid loss of cabin pressure caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the two seats next to the part tha...
Under Alaska's policies, flights that are delayed by at least one hour are considered significantly delayed, which travel expert Scott Keyes said is among the best policies in the U.S. "Most airlines say it's two or three hours, so that's a big thing to be aware of," he said....
premium travelers is the addition of an Alaska Lounge at Honolulu Airport. Alaska currently operates nine lounges at its West Coast hubs, but has none in Hawaii. With its significant new hub in Honolulu, Alaska Airlines is exploring adding a lounge in the islands to reflect its commitment ...
What went wrong? An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner prompted U.S. authorities to ground most of Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft.
The FAA is still trying to fill the void in areas such as New York, who as of 2024 had to shift a portion of their flights operating out of Newark to the Philadelphia air traffic control airspace. Additionally, staff shortages have affected airlines so much so in the New York area ...
CNN transportation analyst Mary Schiavo on Thursday pointed to some “very dramatic things” that the FAA is doing in response to the Alaska Airlines incident, including sending dozens of inspectors to perform hands-on inspections at Boeing and its crackdown on Max production. ...