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Alaska Airlines

Pilot sues Boeing after panel blew out, says he was unfairly blamed

  • Jan 7
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New video, audio of Bay Area pilot who tried to shut off plane engines

  • Dec 8, 2025
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Ex-pilot who tried to cut engines midair released without prison time

  • Nov 18, 2025

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after IT outage

  • Oct 24, 2025

Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engines pleads guilty

  • Sep 6, 2025

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after all flights grounded

  • Jul 21, 2025

Alaska Airlines plane lands safely at LAX after losing tire on takeoff

  • Nov 15, 2024

Southwest, Alaska Airlines planes nearly collide on airport runway

  • Sep 13, 2024

Latest Videos

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New video, audio of Bay Area pilot who tried to shut off plane engines mid-flight

  • Dec 8, 2025
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Ex-pilot who tried to cut engines midair released without prison time

  • Nov 18, 2025
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Off-duty pilot who tried to cut plane's engines midair to be sentenced

  • Nov 17, 2025
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Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engines pleads guilty

  • Sep 6, 2025
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Ex-pilot who tried to cut plane's engines reaches plea deals: lawyer

  • Sep 5, 2025
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Alaska Airlines resumes operations after all flights grounded due to IT outage, airline says

  • Jul 21, 2025
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Alaska Airlines requests all flights to be grounded due IT outage, airline says

  • Jul 21, 2025
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Alaska Airlines completes its acquisition of Hawaiian Air

  • Sep 19, 2024

Latest Stories

'I made a big mistake': Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut off engines shares story

Joseph Emerson was inside an Alaska Airlines cockpit last October when he raised his arms and pulled two large red levers that could have shut down both engines, at 30,000 feet. He calls the incident the worst 30 seconds of his life.

  • Aug 23, 2024
AP Photo/Ted S. Warren

Wyoming-bound flight from SFO diverted after pilot not allowed to land: Here's the unusual reason

An Alaska flight from San Francisco to Wyoming had to divert to Salt Lake City last week.

  • Aug 19, 2024

FBI tells Alaska Airlines passengers on door blowout flight they may be 'victim of a crime'

Passengers on board the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 that suffered a terrifying midair blowout in January have received a letter from the FBI saying they may be victims "of a crime."

  • Mar 22, 2024
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Boeing replaces Ed Clark, leader of 737 Max program, in wake of midair incident

Boeing has announced it is replacing the head of its 737 Max program.

  • Feb 21, 2024

NTSB report says key bolts missing from door plug in Boeing blowout

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said evidence shows four bolts that hold the door plug in place on the Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing at the time of last month's blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282.

  • Feb 7, 2024