I flew in basic economy with Delta and Alaska Airlines. The Delta flight had larger seats and a better entertainment system.

United Airlines says that it has found loose bolts during inspections of its 737 Max 9 fleet in the wake of a door plug getting blown out of an Alaska Airlines plane.

An 18-month investigation lays out what caused the January 2024 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 door-plug blowout—and what the manufacturer and FAA need to do.

Aviation parts supplier Aventure Aviation has secured 12 former Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 NG aircraft for teardown at its Arizona base. On June 24, 2025, Aventure Aviations declared that the haul ...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday identified Boeing's inadequate worker training and systemic oversight failures as the primary cause of the midair door plug blowout on Alaska ...

17 months after the accident of Flight 1282 of Alaska Airlines the NTSB therefore concluded the investigation by attributing the causes of the event to a human error: specifically, the Boeing 737-9 ...

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

The National Transportation Safety Board found Boeing and the FAA responsible for "multiple system failures," leading to Alaska Airlines' door blowing off mid-flight last year near Portland, Oregon.

Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says By Associated Press Published June 25, 2025, 9:33 a.m. ET ...

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

The NTSB is calling out Boeing for improper training and oversight of its factory workers that caused the 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug incident.

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...