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On Saturday, one of Alaska Airlines’ planes had a window and fuselage blew out midair, forcing an emergency landing. Despite the shock, no one got hurt. While the story itself is incredible, a post on X (formerly known as Twitter) has gone viral as an iPhone from this plane was found intact on a road near Beaverton, Oregon.According to Seanathan Bates, he found an iPhone from the Alaska Airlines flight on the side of the road. It was still in Airplane Mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for this…

It’s many people’s worst nightmare — the door of an aircraft tearing off mid-flight, the pressurized cabin suddenly losing all semblance of safety. Air whirling around, people screaming, the O2 masks falling from the ceiling of the aircraft… and your iPhone, torn from your hand with your baggage information still on screen.The plane might land (and land, thankfully, did Alaska Airlines flight ASA1282 with no casualties) but you’d imagine your iPhone, no matter how well you’ve wrapped it in a case and screen protector, is…

As investigators examine what caused a panel on an Alaska Airlines plane bound for Southern California to blow off midflight, forcing an emergency landing in Portland, federal officials Sunday pointed out a major obstacle: The cockpit voice recorder, or black box, from the Friday night flight was erased. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference that after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 returned to Portland International Airport, no one pulled the circuit breaker on the…

An Alaska Airlines plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on December 4, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAlaska Airlines will temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a section of the plane blew out midflight on Friday, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing."Each aircraft will be returned to service only after completion of full maintenance and safety inspections," CEO Ben Minicucci said. "We anticipate all inspections will…

Passenger oxygen masks hang from the roof next to a missing window and a portion of a side wall of an Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, which had been bound for Ontario, California and suffered depressurization soon after departing, in Portland, Oregon, U.S., on Jan. 5, 2024, in this picture obtained from social media.Instagram/@strawberrvy | Instagram/@strawberrvy Via ReuteThe Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered a temporary grounding of dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after a piece…

Boeing's new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, Feb. 13, 2017.Jason Redmond | ReutersBoeing's plan to get back on solid footing after a series of quality flaws in its best-selling jet suffered a near-disastrous blow Friday when a plane panel blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight, leaving a gaping hole in Row 26.The Federal Aviation Administration less than a day later ordered a grounding of most 737 Max 9 planes, affecting some 171 aircraft worldwide, so they…

Updated Jan. 6, 2024 11:09 pm ETAfter a section of an Alaska Airlines flight ripped away midair, travelers are once again asking about the safety—and future—of their flights on Boeing’s 737 MAX.The Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing MAX 9s on Saturday and ordered immediate inspections. The inspections take four to eight hours per aircraft, the agency said.Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Updated Jan. 6, 2024 11:09 pm ETAfter a section…

The last thing Boeing needed was more trouble with its 737 MAX jet. That is exactly what it got to start the new year.The company had just started to regain its footing following years of tumult around the popular but troubled line of narrow-body jets when a MAX 9 operated by Alaska Airlines had a structural failure Friday night.Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 The last thing Boeingneeded was more trouble with its 737 MAX jet. That is exactly what it…

An Alaska Airlines flight bound for Southern California was forced to turn around and make an emergency landing after a hole opened in the side of the plane shortly after taking off Friday night.Flight 1282 left Portland International Airport in Oregon around 5 p.m. headed toward Ontario, with 171 passengers and six crew members on board, according to the airline. While the plane was gaining altitude, a window and part of the plane’s wall blew out, according to social media reports. Alaska Airlines described the event as…

Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less than two years.Alaska would pay $18 a share for Hawaiian and would take on $900 million of its debt, the companies said Sunday. Shares of Hawaiian Airlines closed on Friday at $4.86, giving the company a market capitalization of about $250 million. They're down nearly 53% this year.The airline has struggled with challenges including the Maui…