Inside the Alaska Airlines blowout: staff describe loud bangs, 'whooshing air,' and other chaos

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Boeing 787 Max 9 interior showing missing door plug in NTSB photo of Alaska Airlines emergency landing
Boeing has faced questions over the safety of its planes following the midair blowout of a door panel aboard an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

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Qatar CEO says the airline isn't ditching its Airbus A380s just yet. See inside the superjumbo, complete with a bar and lounge.

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Qatar a380 bar with sparkling chandelier
Qatar's A380s come equipped with a flying bar and lounge for business and first-class passengers.

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I flew on a new all-business-class airline from Italy to the Maldives. It's worth splurging for, even with the odd fuel stop.

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A selfie of the author with the Beond plane.
A selfie of the author with the Beond plane after flying in the new all-business-class airline from Milan to Male.

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This electric plane promises to fly 90 passengers 500 miles on a single charge

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Elysian E-9X
The Elysian E9X would be powered by batteries stored within its wings.

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I use a wheelchair and dread flying. Pets are treated better on planes than disabled people.

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Sophie Morgan
TV presenter Sophie Morgan started her campaign to make flying more accessible after her wheelchair was broken on a flight to London.

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See inside the first private-jet version of the Boeing 737 Max. The extravagant plane is worth over $100 million and has a bar, two bedrooms, and huge showers.

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A Boeing BBJ 737 Max in a gold and black livery on display at EBACE 2024 in Geneva.
A BBJ Max 8 displayed at EBACE 2024.

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Frontier Airlines pilot arrested and escorted off aircraft by police in Houston

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A Frontier Airlines plane lands at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020.
A Frontier Airlines plane.

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One of the world's top airlines will stop serving economy passengers in-flight instant noodles over fears of burns due to rising turbulence

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A Korean Air plane on the tarmac.
Korean Air is considered one of the world's top airlines and is one of only 10 ranked five stars by Skytrax.

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Turkish Airlines wants to go toe-to-toe with its Middle Eastern rivals. See inside its luxurious new business class suites.

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A view of the screen, bed, and amenities in Turkish Airlines mockup business-class cabin.
An overview of one of the rows.

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The Trump Organization unveiled a Boeing 737 to fly running mate JD Vance along the campaign trail

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JD Vance standing in front of a campaign plane that says
Vice-presidential nominee JD Vance used the newly leased Boeing plane to make a campaign stop in Arizona.

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