Alaska Airlines passengers sue carrier, Boeing for $1 billion over mid-flight panel blowout
Three Alaska Airlines passengers have filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the airline and Boeing over an in-flight panel explosion earlier this year. In January, an Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to California was forced to make an emergency landing after an exit door panel was blown off. One February press releaseAtlanta-based aviation law firm […]
Boeing, Alaska Airlines face $1B lawsuit from 3 passengers on MAX 9 flight that depressurized
Jeff Sica, founder of Circle Squared Alternative Investments, discusses whether Boeing stock is a buy for Barney & Company. The three passengers on board Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Door plug flew off during flight In January, the company that developed the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet filed a $1 billion lawsuit against airlines and Boeing. […]
Alaska Airlines, Boeing sued $1 billion over flight blowout
Three passengers are currently suing Alaska Airlines and aircraft manufacturer Boeing for $1 billion over a horrific accident that left a cabin panel damaged during takeoff from Portland, Oregon, on January 5. . Images of the gaping hole in the torso that nearly caused the catastrophe have gone viral, and the passengers who filed the […]
Alaska governor threatens to veto education package after fierce debate
Alaska’s Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, has rejected lawmakers after a heated debate over the lack of provisions he favors, including a pilot program that would provide bonuses of up to $15,000 a year as a way to attract and retain teachers. He threatened to veto the education package, which passed overwhelmingly. Dunleavy, a former educator, […]
Fishermen in Alaska locate possible balloon debris
The FBI is investigating debris that may have been tied to a balloon found by fishermen off the coast of Alaska on Friday. Reports of the debris began to circulate Friday night. CNN reported Some officials believe it may have come from a surveillance balloon. A commercial fishing vessel is expected to bring the debris […]
Teen turns self in after shooting in Alaska whaling village leaves 2 dead, 2 seriously injured
Two people were killed, two others were seriously injured and a 16-year-old boy was taken into custody after a shooting Monday at a home in a remote Inupiat whaling village on Alaska’s northwest coast, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Details have been slow to emerge about Sunday’s mass shooting in Point Hope, which shocked the […]
Battle for The Last Frontier: Republicans look to take back historically GOP-held House seat in Alaska
Rep. Mary Peltola is the first Democrat to represent Alaska in the House of Representatives in nearly 50 years and aims to keep her seat in Congress after the seat flips from red to blue in 2022. More than a year has passed since Peltola, who served in the Alaska House of Representatives for 10 […]
Alaska man involved violent killing stolen memory card guilty first-degree murde
A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cell phone was found guilty Thursday of two counts of first-degree murder in her death and the death of another Alaska Native woman. Brian Stephen Smith, 52, from South Africa, showed no reaction in court and stared straight ahead as the […]
Man stabs passenger on Alaska Airlines flight to Las Vegas
A man on a recent Alaska Airlines flight created a makeshift weapon to stab a fellow passenger, according to multiple reports. The suspect allegedly stated that he was being chased by the mafia and that he needed to protect himself. The bloody stabbing occurred on January 24, 2024, on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle […]
Las Vegas bound flyer, Julio Lopez, allegedly stabbed fellow Alaska Airlines with makeshift weapon
An Alaska Airlines passenger plane was traveling from Seattle to Las Vegas last month after a bloody altercation broke out on board, with an alleged plot to attack and kill a passenger using a makeshift weapon. Julio Alvarez Lopez was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon after being arrested at Harry […]