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Alaska Airlines

Pilot sues Boeing after panel blew out, says he was unfairly blamed

  • Jan 7

New cockpit audio reveals chaos during 2023 mid-air scare

  • Dec 8, 2025
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Ex-pilot who tried to cut engines midair released without prison time

  • Nov 18, 2025

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage

  • Oct 24, 2025

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after all flights grounded

  • Jul 21, 2025

Alaska Airlines plane lands safely at LAX after losing tire on takeoff

  • Nov 16, 2024

Southwest, Alaska Airlines planes nearly collide on airport runway

  • Sep 13, 2024

Former pilot who tried to shut down engines in-flight shares his story

  • Aug 23, 2024

Latest Videos

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New cockpit audio reveals chaos during terrifying mid-air scare in 2023

  • Dec 8, 2025
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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage canceled hundreds of flights

  • Oct 24, 2025
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Alaska Airlines grounds flights nationwide due to IT outage

  • Oct 24, 2025
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Alaska Airlines flight makes safe emergency landing at LAX after losing tire on takeoff

  • Nov 15, 2024
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Passengers applaud after Alaska Airlines jet lands with damaged wheel

  • Nov 15, 2024
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Passengers file lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, Boeing after door plug blows off plane mid-flight

  • Mar 4, 2024
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SoCal couple on Alaska Airlines flight during door blowout speaks out

  • Jan 27, 2024
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Boeing 737 Max 9 planes set to carry passengers in US again starting Friday. Here's what to know

  • Jan 26, 2024

Latest Stories

FBI tells Alaska Airlines passengers on door blowout flight they may be 'victim of a crime'

Passengers on board the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 that suffered a terrifying midair blowout in January have received a letter from the FBI saying they may be victims "of a crime."

  • Mar 22, 2024

Passengers file lawsuit against Alaska Airlines, Boeing after door plug blows off plane mid-flight

Three passengers aboard the Alaska Airlines flight where a door plug blew off are now suing the airline and Boeing for $1 billion.

  • Mar 4, 2024
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Boeing replaces Ed Clark, leader of 737 Max program, in wake of midair incident

Boeing has announced it is replacing the head of its 737 Max program.

  • Feb 21, 2024

NTSB report says key bolts missing from door plug in Boeing blowout

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said evidence shows four bolts that hold the door plug in place on the Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing at the time of last month's blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.

  • Feb 7, 2024

SoCal couple on Alaska Airlines flight during door blowout speaks out as Boeing Max 9 flights resume

Some passengers who experienced the ordeal aren't happy with how the airline has handled it, and have since hired lawyers, including Joanie and Gilbert Marin of Riverside.

  • Jan 27, 2024