FAA launches probe of Boeing 737 MAX 9 after midair blowout
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it is opening a formal investigation into a Boeing 737 MAX 9 after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after a cabin panel was blown off in mid-air last week. The FAA grounded 171 Boeing jets with the same panels after they landed, […]
FAA Launches Probe Of Boeing 737 Max 9 After Midair Door Plug Blowout
This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows the door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, taken Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Portland, Oregon, reserved for the exit door of a Boeing 737 Max 9. This is a panel used to block off areas that have been exposed. The jetliner exploded shortly after […]
Officials warn parents to not hold babies following Alaska Airlines midair blowout
Federal authorities warn parents against carrying infants on laps during flights, after recent mid-air explosion on Alaska Airlines renews concerns about what happens to unsecured babies are doing. All 171 passengers and six crew members miraculously survived when the door plug broke at 16,000 feet, leaving a gaping hole that revealed the night sky. However, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Teen who lost shirt in Alaska Airlines mid-air blowout took selfie with passenger after ‘unbelievable’ ordeal
A 15-year-old Alaska Airlines passenger who was sitting closest to a door plug that flew off during the flight inhaled the shirt on his back, fled to another aisle and took a selfie with a strange man after an “unbelievable” ordeal. took. A teenage boy named Jack, who was sitting in the same row as […]
Alaska Airlines cancels hundreds of flights after mid-air door plug blow out
Alaska Airlines canceled 20% of its flights on Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes following last week's mid-air trial in which a door plug blew out mid-flight. was forced to. As of Monday morning, the airline had already suspended 139 flights, according to reports. flight […]
What to know about the Boeing 737 MAX 9 panel that blew off in mid-air
TikTok user @strawberr.vy captured a video of a large portion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane taking off and then descending. (@strawberr.vy/TikTok) Federal aviation regulators have grounded certain flights. Boeing 737 MAX9 The jet will undergo further inspection after the passenger plane made an emergency landing Friday after the left side of an […]
More Than 300 People Somehow Survive A Major Airplane Fire After Suspected Midair Crash
All 379 people on board survived a Japan Airlines jet that collided mid-air with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on Tuesday despite landing hard at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Five of the six crew members of the Coast Guard plane were killed in the crash just before 6pm on Tuesday. according to to Reuters. Only the […]