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About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

About 170 planes were grounded after the "door plug" on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight. United and Alaska are the two big U.S. carriers that fly Boeing jets with door plugs.

Your pilot apologizes for your plane leaving late but then assures you she can make up the lost time in the sky. Is she pressing extra-hard on the accelerator or what?

While its generally normal for two flights to be cleared to use the same runway, its "very rare to have airliners in this close proximity."

The company said: “Our state-of-the-art surveillance solutions improve pilot situational awareness and operational efficiency. We are industry leaders in voice and flight data recorders, ADS-B In/Out solutions and precision tactical navigation systems. Our advanced displays and dependable standbys set the bar for industry standards.” 

The United Airlines Flight 328 engine failure, explained Rob Verger © Provided by Popular Science The aircraft, seen here with the engine damage visible on February 22, is a Boeing 777-200. On Saturday, February 20, a United Airlines flight lifted off from Denver International Airport, bound for Hawaii. Just minutes after departure, its number-two engine—the one on the right side—suffered a major failure. Dramatic footage of the heavily damaged and flaming engine circulat...

BROOMFIELD, Colorado (AP) — David Delucia was settling back into his airplane seat and starting to relax on his way to a long-awaited vacation when a huge explosion and flash of light interrupted an in-flight announcement and put him in survival mode. The Boeing 777-200, headed from Denver to Honolulu on Saturday with 231 passengers […]