Boeing is having a rough time of it right now, with parts falling off its planes left, right and center. Just last week, a wheel came loose and smashed through a car, and earlier this year the door from a 737 Max aircraft broke off mid-flight. That mid-air disaster sparked an audit from the Federal … Read more
A student pilot tried to open the door of an Alaska Airlines cockpit multiple times while the plane was in the air, according to court documents. The flight was traveling from California to Virginia on March 3, according to an affidavit filed by federal air marshal Thomas G. Pattinson and reviewed by CBS News. Pattinson … Read more
A 265-pound wheel fell off a United Airlines Boeing 777 after taking off from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, smashing through a fence and into several cars in a nearby parking lot. The flight bound for Osaka, Japan diverted to Los Angeles and landed safely instead of taking a 12-hour trip across the Pacific … Read more
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the fuselage panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines jet. The feds have started to contact passengers and crew members of the horrifying Jan. 5 flight, which made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after the door plug of the Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off at … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 7, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Arsonists Shut Down German Tesla Plant For Weeks Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany isn’t expected to have … Read more
Boeing and Alaska Airlines are being sued for $1 billion in damages by three passengers who were onboard a 737 Max 9 flight that suffered a now-infamous door panel blowout midflight. The suit accuses both parties of negligence. Why You Should Trade in Your Old Audi A3 for a Used Polestar 2 | WCSYB? Announced … Read more
If there’s one thing that fans of ’80s and ’90s BMWs know is an irrefutable fact, it’s that ever since Chris Bangle got his grubby little paws on the German automaker’s designs, everything there is to love about BMW has been ruined. Ask the folks over at Consumer Reports, though, and they would beg to … Read more
We’re the largest carrier in Portland offering flights to 54 nonstop destinations SEATTLE, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Alaska Airlines continues to grow in Portland to provide our guests with more choice and convenience with nonstop service to Atlanta beginning this fall. The daily flight starts Oct. 1 and will operate year-round. Tickets will be … Read more
Boeing said the head of its 737 Max program is leaving as it continues to grapple with fallout over the midair door blowout on an Alaska Air flight last month. Ed Clark, who led Boeing’s troubled department that also oversees the production of its embattled Max 9 model, is leaving immediately, Stan Deal, the chief … Read more
Alaska Airlines almost done inspecting all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets – CBS News Watch CBS News Alaska Airlines is almost done inspecting all 65 of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were grounded after a panel on a plane blew away earlier this month. CBS News got an exclusive look into … Read more
