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Boeing is buying Spirit Aero which makes the door plug that flew off the Alaska Airlines flight — in a $4.7 billion deal
Boeing is set to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, a manufacturer of parts for its 737 and 787 planes, Re…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Alaska Airlines was named America's favorite airline for the 2nd year in a row — months after a hole blew in the side of one of its planes
The 2023-2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index's annual Travel Survey reveals which companies a…
Polly Thompson
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These are the best airlines right now, according to The Points Guy
Ultra-low-cost carrier Allegiant had the best reliability, thanks to its low rate of cancellations,…
Taylor Rains
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Boeing's outgoing CEO says the company needs to 'slow down' after Alaska Airlines incident
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, who is stepping down amid a quality control crisis, told CNBC the company …
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Boeing's CEO announces he will resign at the end of the year amid the Alaska Airlines safety saga
Dave Calhoun plans to step down as Boeing CEO at the end of the year. The head of the commercial-ai…
Pete Syme
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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing plane was seen with its engine ablaze, a midair mishap that forced the flight to turn around
A video showed a Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur made an emergency landing after its engin…
Aditi Bharade
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The Justice Department reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines door blowout
The Wall Street Journal reported that Department of Justice investigators had contacted passengers …
Cameron Manley
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The FBI told passengers of the Alaska Airlines blowout flight they may be victims of a crime, report says
The FBI's Seattle office told passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 they could be "a possible v…
Pete Syme
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An Alaska Airlines passenger has watched his lost AirTag fly between 37 cities for months after it fell out of his bag
Éric Béteille said his AirTag fell out of his luggage on an Alaska Airlines flight, and has been st…
Pete Syme
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3 passengers on the Alaska Airlines blowout flight are suing the carrier and Boeing for $1 billion
The lawsuit says the blowout is "just one terrible chapter in the evolving story of Boeing and Alas…
Pete Syme
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A woman flew from Seattle to Raleigh-Durham to find her dog that escaped after Alaska Airlines failed to put him on the plane
Staff failed to put a dog on an Alaska Airlines flight to Seattle due to a "misstep." The pet later…
Grace Dean
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Boeing is delaying its 737 Max production expansion after the Alaska Airlines door plug incident
Boeing and its best-selling 737 Max jets have been under scrutiny from the FAA. In January, a door …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Alaska Airlines cabin crew used a beverage cart to stop a passenger trying to enter the cockpit, prosecutors say
An Alaska Airlines passenger told cabin crew he "was testing them" after trying to open the cockpit…
Pete Syme
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Spirit Airlines passengers say they were told to prepare for an emergency water landing in a chaotic flight to Florida
The flight from Jamaica to Florida was forced to return to the airport due to a suspected mechanica…
Tom Carter
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Missing bolts were the culprit behind the Alaska Airlines blowout, preliminary investigation finds
Bolts that would have held the door in place weren't attached when Boeing delivered the plane, inve…
Lauren Steussy,Taylor Rains
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A major new aviation bill seeks to end passengers being made to pay to sit with their kids, and to improve safety on planes after the Alaska blowout
"Corporations shouldn't rip off hardworking Americans" with hidden fees, President Biden said in a …
Pete Syme
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United Airlines CEO says he wants to see a competitor break the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but isn't convinced by Chinese upstart Comac
Scott Kirby said Boeing's decision to build the 737 Max instead of a new model was a "fundamental m…
Pete Syme
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Boeing whistleblower says he urged Alaska Airlines to ground the 737 Max before blowout — and calls regulators 'horribly asleep at the wheel'
Ed Pierson told Business Insider that Boeing's leaders were "crushing the company" and investors sh…
Pete Syme
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An Alaska Airlines passenger stabbed an off-duty law enforcement officer with an improvised weapon made from pens, affidavit says
Julio Alvarez Lopez told FBI agents he stabbed the man in the eye with pens because he believed he …
Pete Syme
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Boeing's manufacturing processes are under investigation after the Alaska Airlines blowout, the FAA says
The FAA said Wednesday that it is investigating Boeing's manufacturing process and production lines…