Boeing is in talks to buy back Spirit Aerosystems, which makes fuselages for Boeing’s 737 Max jets, according to a person familiar with the matter, as both companies scramble to stamp out manufacturing flaws on the top-selling plane. Shares of Spirit were up 13% as of early afternoon on Friday, while shares of Boeing were […]
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The Mystery of the Empty Seats Near Fuselage Hole on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Explained
Man seated behind gaping fuselage hole on SoCal-bound Alaska Airlines flight speaks out
A man on the SoCal-bound Alaska Airlines plane who was seated right behind a portion of the fuselage that was pulled off the jetliner in mid-air is speaking out and sharing new cell phone video of the incident. The incident occurred on Jan. 5 after Alaska Flight 1282 departed Portland, Oregon at around 5 p.m. […]
Here’s what Spirit AeroSystems says about Alaska Airlines’ in-air loss of fuselage
Spirit AeroSystems, which performs about 70% of the work on Boeing 737 airplanes, released a statement on Monday regarding the in-air loss of fuselage that Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 suffered on Friday. “At Spirit AeroSystems, our primary focus is the quality and product integrity of the aircraft structures we deliver,” the statement said. According to […]
Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing MAX 9 fleet after fuselage blows out on flight out of Portland
Alaska Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing MAX 9 planes, after the fuselage of a flight out of Portland blew out shortly after takeoff on Friday night. That flight — initially bound for Ontario — was able to make an emergency landing back at PDX, with no injuries reported to any of the 171 […]
Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Oregon after window and chunk of fuselage blow out
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon on Friday after a window and a chunk of its fuselage blew out in mid-air shortly after takeoff. A passenger sent KATU-TV a photo showing a gaping hole in the side of the airplane next to passenger seats. It was not […]