Alaska Airlines Mid-Air Blow-Out Now Under Criminal Investigation
The Boeing aircraft blew out mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5
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The Boeing aircraft blew out mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5
The Boeing aircraft blew out mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5
The jet involved in Friday's incident had been prevented from long trips over water, US investigators say.
The jet had been prevented from making long-haul flights over water, said Jennifer Homendy of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Alaska Airlines had placed restrictions on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft following pressurization warnings days before the plane was involved in a mid-air door-covering blowout on Friday, investigators say.