Four days after a section of the fuselage suddenly detached as an Alaska Airlines plane was taking off, United Airlines reported Monday its inspectors discovered several “instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug,” including bolts needing additional tightening. United Airlines said it has been inspecting its fleet of Boeing 737 […]
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines passengers faced major travel disruptions Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration forced the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes. The pause, which resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of flights, impacted about 171 planes globally, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Alaska and United are the only two […]
A missing door plug that could be key to the investigation into what caused it to detach from a plane midflight Friday has been found in the backyard of a Portland, Oregon-area resident, officials said Sunday. After the end of a news conference in which National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy laid out the […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Law enforcement officials in Washington County are urging anyone who finds potential debris from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 to reach out to authorities after the NTSB disclosed late Saturday the blown out part of the aircraft could be around Barnes Road near Hwy 217 and the Cedar Hills neighborhood. The 171 […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Federal transportation officials will hold a press conference Saturday night after an Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency return landing on Friday evening when a door on the plane blew out mid-air shortly after takeoff. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy will begin the press briefing at 8 p.m. It will be streamed […]
An emergency door panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night, depressurizing the cabin and forcing the jet to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon. The Boeing 737-9 jet carried 171 passengers and six crew members, Alaska Airlines said. No injuries were immediately reported. One mother had to hold to her […]
Electric vehicles made in China—boosted by large government subsidies—are rapidly being adopted around the world. Over the past three years, China’s EV exports have jumped 851%, the New York Times reported in October. But in the U.S., tariffs affecting China’s EV makers have made it nearly impossible for them to compete against vehicles made domestically […]
STANFORD, Ky. (AP) — Police in Kentucky found a missing 16-year-old North Carolina girl under a trap door in the bedroom of a 34-year-old man after the man’s mother called authorities to report a domestic dispute between the two, according to arrest reports. When deputies with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home […]
The Michigan Supreme Court rules that state election law does not prohibit former President Donald Trump from being included on primary ballots there, but the court also makes clear that he could still be excluded from general election ballots. The ruling echoes one by the Minnesota Supreme Court but differs from the decision to kick […]
Have the artistic chops and the desire to open a tattoo parlor in downtown Hornell? The opportunity is there after the Hornell Common Council approved a resolution allowing tattoo parlors and tattooing within the city’s B-1 business district. Prior to the Common Council’s action, tattoo parlors were restricted to areas considered “Light industrial,” which is […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a new target as she takes on the cryptocurrency industry: Its growing army of former defense, national security and law enforcement officials. The Massachusetts Democrat sent letters to Coinbase, the largest U.S. crypto exchange, as well as the Blockchain Association and Coin Center, two leading industry groups, demanding details on their […]
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — While everyone else was trying to rescue the world from climate catastrophe, Vladimir Putin was negotiating Russia’s oil exports down the road. As the COP28 climate talks in Dubai reached their scheduled halfway point on Wednesday, the Russian leader […]