Alaska, Japan airline incidents highlight importance of safety demonstrations

Alaska, Japan airline incidents highlight importance of safety demonstrations

A display showing the ‘fasten your seatbelt’ sign and the ‘no smoking’ sign illuminated on board an aircraft. Jeff Overs | BBC News & Current Affairs | Getty Images You trudge down the aisle to your seat. You double- and triple-check that you’ve arrived at the right row. You heave your luggage into the overhead … Read more

Flights canceled, delayed as weather, Max 9 grounding disrupt travel

Flights canceled, delayed as weather, Max 9 grounding disrupt travel

An Embraer E175LR passengers aircraft of American Eagles airlines (C) taxxing before take-off to Pittsburg is seen at La Guardia Airport on January 9, 2024. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images Airlines canceled about 2,000 U.S. flights Friday as they grapple with winter weather and the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes.  Storms … Read more

FAA to audit Boeing production line after 737 Max 9 accident

FAA to audit Boeing production line after 737 Max 9 accident

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.  Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday said it will audit Boeing‘s production line, a week after a … Read more

FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure if aircraft were safe for operation

FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure if aircraft were safe for operation

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon.  Mathieu Lewis-rolland | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it has informed Boeing it’s investigating whether the company failed … Read more

Boeing CEO admits 737 Max 9 ‘mistake’ after midair panel blowout

Boeing CEO admits 737 Max 9 ‘mistake’ after midair panel blowout

In this photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. National Transportation Safety Board via AP Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Tuesday said the company acknowledges “our mistake,” after a door plug on … Read more

Boeing to revise 737 Max 9 inspection instructions

Boeing to revise 737 Max 9 inspection instructions

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft grounded at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.  Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will revise inspection instructions for its 737 Max 9 planes after a panel blew out midflight last week during an Alaska … Read more

United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 inspections turn up loose bolts

United Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 inspections turn up loose bolts

A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images United Airlines has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel of that type blew off an Alaska … Read more

What travelers need to know

What travelers need to know

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A … Read more

Boeing issues 737 Max 9 inspection instructions after Alaska incident

Boeing issues 737 Max 9 inspection instructions after Alaska incident

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 7, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A … Read more

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. A bumpy beginning 2. Boeing woes continue Boeing shares dropped in premarket trading Monday, after the FAA grounded about 171 of the company’s 737 Max 9 planes. The agency grounded the aircraft for inspections after a panel blew out … Read more