[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 5:07 pm ET Boeing CEO David Calhoun said the company needs to acknowledge its mistake as the aircraft maker reels from a door-plug failure that…
Tag: Transportation/Logistics
Alaska Airlines Blowout Reveals Cockpit Door Vulnerability on Boeing Jet
[ad_1] After an emergency exit-sized hole opened in the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at 16,000 feet, a separate chaotic episode erupted when the cockpit door mysteriously flew open.…
United, Alaska Find Loose Parts on Some Boeing 737 MAX 9 Jets
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 9, 2024 1:41 am ET United Airlines and Alaska Airlines have discovered loose parts on Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets that they have inspected after a near-catastrophe…
JetBlue CEO to Step Down as Airline Awaits Judge’s Ruling on Spirit Airlines Merger
[ad_1] Robin Hayes will step down as CEO of JetBlue Airways next month after nearly nine years at the helm, citing a doctor’s advice, as the company waits to find…
FAA Approves Inspection Method for Grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 Jets
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 8, 2024 12:58 pm ET The Federal Aviation Administration has approved procedures for airlines to inspect their grounded 737 MAX 9 jets, clearing the way for the…
Alaska Airlines Boeing Probe: What We Know
[ad_1] It has been more than two days since Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing after a section of the aircraft ripped off midair, leaving a hole in…
The 737 MAX Blows Another Hole in Boeing’s Reputation
[ad_1] Boeing’s 737 MAX model just doesn’t seem able to outfly bad publicity. Even if the latest problem is just with one specific plane, its manufacturers will pay the price…
Alaska Airlines Accident Could Have Been Much Worse, Investigator Says
[ad_1] Updated Jan. 7, 2024 8:08 pm ET PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal probe into Friday’s Alaska Airlines flight has started with a focus on the door plug—still missing—that violently blew off…
One Plane Breaks Apart, Another Burns: Air Travel’s Rough 2024 Start
[ad_1] A burning inferno on the runway, followed four days later by a midair emergency involving a gaping hole in the side of the plane, isn’t the way the airline…