Alaska Airlines has operated Boeing 737s since the early 1980s. The oneworld carrier has operated many variants of the popular narrowbody jet, from the 737 Classic to, most recently, the 737 MAX 8 ...

As a new year begins, Flight Friday looks back to an event that happened one year ago: the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door plug blowout on Jan. 5, 2024.

An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircrafts. Here is what to know about the incident and what comes next.

Alaska Airlines First Officer Emily Wiprud, who helped pilot a Boeing 737 Max to a safe landing after a door panel blew out mid-air, spoke publicly for the first time about the incident.

A door plug came off a Boeing 737 Max 9 during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. NTSB/AP 2024-08-12T12:01:32Z Share. Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link. Save Saved Read in app ...

Boeing said Tuesday it plans to make design changes to prevent a future mid-air cabin panel blowout like the one in an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 flight in January that spun the planemaker into its ...

The FAA grounded some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a door plug fell from an Alaska Airlines flight. Afterward, other airlines reported “loose bolts” in their Boeing aircraft.

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during an investigation in Portland, Ore ...

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