Alaska Airlines canceling Boeing 737 Max flights through Saturday
Alaska Airlines announced Wednesday that it is canceling all scheduled flights on its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft through Saturday, citing delays in safety inspections. The cancellation comes after a window panel was blown off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight on Friday, prompting the FAA to order a closer inspection of 737 Max […]
Alaska Airlines cancels all flights on Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft through Jan. 13 after mid-air door blowout
“Craman Countdown” panelists John Lynch and Sheila Kahyaoglu react to the door explosion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing plane mid-flight. Alaska Airlines is cutting all its Boeing 737-8 MAX flights on January 13 after a mid-air eruption forced an emergency landing in Portland, leaving startled passengers clutching oxygen masks with large holes in the plane. […]
Boeing CEO fights back tears, admits to ‘mistake’ that caused mid-air blowout
Fighting back tears, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun “admitted our mistake” in causing a horrific mid-air door plug explosion during an Alaska Airlines flight. “We're going to approach this with 100% and complete transparency every step of the way,” Calhoun told employees Tuesday during a meeting at a Boeing 737 factory near Seattle. He said he […]
Alaska Airlines finds more ‘loose hardware’ on Boeing planes
Alaska Airlines said it has found additional “loose fittings” on some of its grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes following last week's midair explosion. It comes after United Airlines revealed it needed to tighten bolts on several of its planes. in A statement released Monday night, Alaska Airlines said initial reports from its technicians “indicate […]
Trump says Boeing should bring back ‘beautiful’ 757
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted on the return of the “beautiful” 757 after Boeing grounded nearly 200 of its 737 Max 9 planes over the weekend after their emergency door panels flew off. “Boeing should bring back the 757, which is the most beautiful and most maneuverable airplane ever produced by Boeing (from […]
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admits error, says mid-air blowout ‘can never happen again’
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the U.S. aircraft maker's error after more than 170 jets remained grounded for four days, and blamed the Alaska Airlines midair panel explosion. The company told staff that such an accident would “never happen again.” At a somber town hall meeting at the company's 737 factory in Renton, Wash., Stan […]
Boeing Jetliner that Suffered Blowout Was Restricted from Flying over Water
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Boeing jetliner The plane was hit by an explosion The Hawaii-bound flight over Oregon was grounded after warning lights came on that could indicate a pressurization problem on three different flights. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said Sunday that Alaska Airlines is forcing the plane to fly for an […]
Boeing CEO holds all-employee safety meeting following 737 MAX incident: ‘Acknowledging our mistake’
“Craman Countdown” panelists John Lynch and Sheila Kahyaoglu react to the door explosion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing plane mid-flight. Days after the plug door of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 was blown into the air, the company's CEO held an all-deck meeting with staff at the 737 factory in Renton, Wash., on Tuesday to […]
Panel that blew off Boeing jet may not have been bolted down, NTSB says
Federal investigators investigating last week's nearly catastrophic fuselage panel explosion on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 may have found that hardware to keep the plane safe was not in place in the first place. Investigating gender. National Transportation Safety Board officials made the announcement Monday night. Press conferenceIt comes after United Airlines reported finding loose […]
Loose parts found in Boeing Max door panels, airlines say
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines each separately reported finding loose parts in door panels on other Boeing 737 Max 9 planes that were grounded for inspection following Friday night's crash. An Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California suffered an “explosive decompression” mid-flight after a panel used to block an unused emergency exit […]