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Alaska Airlines door blowout preventable, investigators say — and Boeing, FAA should have seen it coming
Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the ...
NTSB criticizes both Boeing and FAA for terrifying Alaska Airlines door plug incident
Boeing will be back in the hot seat Tuesday as the National Transportation Safety Board holds a hearing to present its ...
Systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max during Alaska Airlines flight, NTSB says
The NTSB recommended that Boeing continue improving its training and safety standards and make sure everyone knows when ...
"Multiple system failures" led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight in 2024, NTSB chair says
National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, ...
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Alaska Airlines Announces Two New Vice Presidents in Key Workforce Roles
Alaska Airlines has appointed Joe Wonderly as vice president of labor relations and Allen Thieman as vice president of ...
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Fake Flight Attendant Scammed Airlines for Free Flights
It was the first deadly commercial airline crash on U.S. soil since Colgan Flight 3407 crashed into a Buffalo, N.Y.-area house in 2009, killing all 49 aboard and one person on the ground.
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NTSB criticizes both Boeing and FAA for terrifying Alaska Airlines door plug incident - Channel 3000
Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The blame for a horrifying mid-flight blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight last year is shared by plane manufacturer Boeing, its supplier ...
NTSB finds systemic failures with FAA, Boeing led to Alaska Airlines door plug flying off mid-flight
In January 2024, a door plug blew out minutes into a flight originating from Portland, Oregon, at about 16,000 feet.
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NTSB criticizes both Boeing and FAA for terrifying Alaska Airlines door plug incident
NTSB/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Members of the NTSB examine the hole in the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max flight in which a door plug blew out in January 2024.