Alaska Airlines resumes flying grounded planes after terrifying incident — Boeing vows to regain public’s confidence
Alaska Airlines resumed flying its grounded Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft on Friday, just weeks after a horrific in-flight accident caused one of its flights to make an emergency landing. Ta. Earlier this month, a plug door panel on an Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to California exploded mid-flight, causing an oxygen mask to deploy. As […]
WATCH: Passenger captures Alaska Airlines plane blow out mid-air
Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after a section of the plane blew out mid-air. #FoxNews #Fox … source
Boeing 737 Max 9 grounding will cost $150M, Alaska Airlines says
Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that the grounding of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft will cost the airline about $150 million. The fleet has been grounded since the beginning of this month after the door plug of one of its Alaska planes blew off mid-air. No one was injured in the incident, but it led […]
Alaska Airlines finds ‘loose bolts on many’ of its Boeing planes following in-house inspection, CEO says
Ben Minicucci, CEO of Alaska Airlines, said: NBC News On Tuesday, the airline announced that an internal inspection found “a number of loose bolts” on Boeing planes. Earlier this month, an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland International Airport to Ontario, California, was forced to make an emergency landing after a panel on the Boeing 737 […]
Excessively farting passenger forces American Airlines flight to turn around
An American Airlines jet was reportedly forced to return to its gate due to strong winds and a passenger becoming “frustrated” by smelly farts. According to a post on Reddit, the foul smell of farting flyers occurred while a recent flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Austin, Texas was still on the ground. “Before most people […]
Alaska Airlines CEO says loose bolts found on ‘many’ planes
Alaska Airlines' CEO has dumped Boeing following recent near-disasters, revealing loose bolts were found in “many” of the airline's 737 MAX 9 planes. CEO Ben Minicucci said new internal inspections of Boeing models in the company's fleet revealed bolts on “many” of the planes had come loose. “I'm angry. I feel more than frustrated and […]
Porter Airlines pilot blocked disabled man from boarding flight, claimed he was ‘dangerous threat’ due to wheelchair batteries
A Canadian airline pilot falsely told a man using a power wheelchair that he could not board the plane because the battery connected to his mobility aid posed a “dangerous threat,” according to reports. Ken Harrower said a Porter Airlines pilot asked about his power chair and stopped him from boarding at Calgary International Airport […]
Southwest Airlines flight attendants’ union OKs strike
The union representing Southwest Airlines flight attendants voted Tuesday to authorize a strike after its members rejected a contract agreement the union proposed in December. Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 556 announced For the first time in history, 98 percent of members voted to authorize a strike.union represents Southwest Airlines has more than 15,000 flight […]
United Airlines CEO lashes out at Boeing over Alaska Airlines panel
United Airlines' chief executive has threatened to eliminate Boeing after the near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines door explosion that grounded the company's Max 9 planes. United CEO Scott Kirby: “I think the Max 9 grounding was probably the straw that broke the camel's back.'' He spoke on CNBC's “Squawk Box” Tuesday morning. Kirby lamented the fact that […]
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, TKO Group, United Airlines, D.R. Horton and more – CNBC
Check out the companies that are trending in pre-market trading. Coinbase — The cryptocurrency exchange fell nearly 4% after JPMorgan downgraded it to underweight early Tuesday. The bank said 2024 could be a tough year for Coinbase as enthusiasm for spot Bitcoin ETFs wanes. General Electric — General Electric shares fell nearly 7% in the […]