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Boeing 737 Max 9: United and Alaska Airlines find loose hardware in jet inspections, DGCA says part missing in India
Fp Staff •An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) above Oregon late Friday, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing as its 171 passengers and six crew members donned oxygen masks.
Alaska Airlines mid-air blowout: How missing door 'plug' could provide clues to what went wrong
Fp Explainers •The gaping hole in the side of the Alaska Airlines jet opened up where aircraft maker Boeing fits a ‘plug’ to cover an emergency exit that the airline does not use. The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded those planes until they undergo inspections of the area around the plug
US: Off-duty pilot attempts shutting down engines of an in-flight passenger plane in the US, held
Fp Staff •One pilot was captured on tape saying, "We've got the guy that tried to shut the engines down out of the cockpit, and he doesn't sound like he's causing any issue in the back right now." The exchange was captured during an air traffic control contact
Watch: Flight attendant proposes to pilot girlfriend on a pride plane, video goes viral
Trendingdesk •Rojas and Moncayo can be seen recalling their first meeting by talking over the telephone. As Moncayo accepts the proposal, the other cabin crew members and passengers are seen cheering for the couple and giving them a big round of applause.
'Suicidal' mechanic steals, crashes empty airplane from US' Seattle airport; officials say it was not a terrorist incident
•Two military F-15 jets were scrambled after a "suicidal" airline worker stole and later crashed an empty passenger plane from the Seattle-Tacoma airport, local officials said.
United CEO calls passenger incident epic mistake at congressional hearing
•United president Scott Kirby joined Munoz at the hearing, along with top executives of American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
Scorpion stings woman on US airplane delaying flight
Fp Archives •A scorpion stung a passenger on an Alaska Airlines flight to Portland, Oregon, delaying a flight that originated in Mexico, the carrier said on Sunday.
Police: Flight attendant stole passenger's iPad
Fptechno •Police say a Nevada man who lost his iPad on an airplane used an app called Find My iPad to locate it inside ...