Alaska Air, United cancel hundreds of flights following door blowout
Alaska and United are the only two U.S. commercial airlines that operate Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, the type of plane involved in Friday's incident.
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Alaska and United are the only two U.S. commercial airlines that operate Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, the type of plane involved in Friday's incident.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing Friday when a door plug blew off the side of the plane midflight, leaving a gaping hole, but miraculously no one was injured. Sunday night, the NTSB said pressurization warning lights had been reported on three earlier flights on the same plane, leading to restrictions on the types of flights the plane could operate. New York Times investigative journalist Mark Walker joined CBS News to discuss the investigation into the incident.
The NTSB described a chaotic scene in the Boeing 737 Max 9's cockpit after the blowout, which forced the plane to return to Portland, Oregon minutes after takeoff.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said that "we are very, very fortunate" no one happened to be seated in the two adjoining seats to the blown-out door.
There were no serious injuries after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland Friday night when a passenger window was blown out in midair. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration announced it was temporarily grounding some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. Elise Preston has the latest.
A former Alaska Airlines pilot who is accused of trying to shut off a passenger jet's engines while off-duty during an October flight pleaded not guilty in a Portland courtroom Thursday to reduced charges of reckless endangerment.
The Portland, Oregon, grand jury indicted Joseph David Emerson, 44, on lesser charges than state prosecutors had originally sought deciding he didn't seek to injure anybody.
Alaska Airlines has reached a deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines, the companies announced Sunday. The airlines said the move will unlock more travel destinations for flyers.
They say they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which Joseph Emerson was accused of trying to shut down the Alaska Airlines plane's engines.
Joseph Emerson, the off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut down a plane's engine mid-flight, is appearing in federal court Thursday. Court documents say Emerson told police that he had tried psychedelic mushrooms about 48 hours before the flight. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
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Off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson was in court Tuesday, arraigned on charges including attempted murder for allegedly trying to shut off a plane's engines midflight. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
Shawn Pruchnicki, an air safety expert and former pilot, spoke to CBS News about how airlines monitor pilots' mental health.
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson caused a San Francisco-bound flight to make an emergency diversion to Oregon, authorities said.
The Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut a plane's engines off midflight appeared in court Tuesday. According to court documents, he told authorities he had been depressed in recent years and took "magic mushrooms" about 48 hours before the incident. Kris Van Cleave has the latest.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency diversion to Portland, Oregon, after an off-duty pilot in the cockpit unsuccessfully tried to shut down the plane's engines midflight.