Two Hawaii-bound Alaska 737s have tail strikes. On the morning of January 26, 2023, two Alaska Boeing 737s had tail strikes six minutes apart, while departing Seattle for Hawaii: At 8:48AM, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating flight AS801 headed for Kona (KOA) had a tail strike. At 8:54AM, a Boeing 737-900ER operating flight AS887 headed for Honolulu
REUTERS/Peter Cziborra/File Photo Reuters. (Reuters) -Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems have expanded the scope of their ongoing inspections of a production defect affecting 737 Max 8 aircraft, Boeing
2 days ago 路 FILE - A Boeing 737 MAX 9 taxis past unpainted planes as it gets ready to takeoff for the aircraft鈥檚 first flight, Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Renton, Wash. On Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, U.S. officials ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the
One Boeing pilot, charged with writing the aircraft manuals, was disturbed by his own experience of the 737 Max in the simulator. Behind the 737 Max problems lay Boeing鈥檚 bitter battle with
1 day ago 路 On Friday, an Alaska Airlines flight carrying 177 people made an emergency landing shortly following takeoff from Portland, Oregon, after part of the wall of a new 737 Max 9 aircraft detached
4 days ago 路 Jan 6 (Reuters) - The latest black eye for Boeing's top-selling 737 MAX aircraft occurred Friday when a cabin panel blowout forced an Alaska Airlines (ALK.N) flight to make an emergency
1 day ago 路 Travelers on Tuesday faced flight cancellations by United and Alaska airlines, one of several ripple effects from the weekend grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. The problem is now compounded by a
4 days ago 路 All passengers and crew perished after the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 flight crashed in 2019. Those incidents led to the grounding of the global 737 Max fleet for more than 18 months3 days ago 路 The 737 MAX 9 is the latest model in the 737 MAX family - the second-most frequently flown commercial airline in the world - and a slightly larger version of the MAX 8 which, to date, is its 3 days ago 路 Boeing stock fell 8% at $229 on Monday, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6%. Alaska Air shares closed down 0.2% at $37.87 a share, finishing near the hv5ie.