Nation Nov 17 Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair won’t serve prison time, judge rules By Claire Rush, Associated Press
Nation Oct 24 Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours The airline says in a statement Friday that 229 flights were canceled because of the outage and that more flight disruptions were expected as it works to "reposition aircraft and crews."… By Associated Press
Nation Jun 24 WATCH: NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max midflight An NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair. And the board found bigger problems, too. By Josh Funk, Associated Press
Nation Mar 09 Boeing admits it can’t find work records for panel that blew out on Alaska Airlines flight In a letter to Congress on Friday, Boeing acknowledged that it cannot find records for work done on a door panel that blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight over Oregon two months ago. By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Nation Feb 06 Watch 7:20 Boeing under pressure amid string of safety and quality control issues Boeing's problems were front and center again as the National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on the door panel that flew off an Alaska Airlines plane. It comes as the head of the head of the Federal Aviation… By Geoff Bennett, Alexis Cox
Jan 12 FAA to audit Boeing production line in oversight increase after latest mishap By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration says it will audit Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled company after a panel blew off a jetliner in midflight last week. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:39 Boeing and FAA face scrutiny over safety inspections after door panel incident By Geoff Bennett, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris We're learning more about what went wrong when a door panel unhinged from an Alaska Airlines flight mid-air. Officials are looking into whether four bolts that were supposed to hold the panel in place were missing. The investigation grounded at… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 8:31 Grounding of 737 Max 9 jets after panel blowout another black eye for Boeing By Miles O'Brien, Alexis Cox, Shoshana Dubnow A key piece that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane has been found. A teacher near Portland, Oregon, found the so-called door plug in his backyard and authorities hope it will help them figure out what went wrong. The accident… Continue watching