A pilot on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a door plug is suing the airline for $10m, saying it tried to blame the crew

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In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, an opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Oregon
The hole where the door plug used to be on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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An Air India Boeing 787 diverted to Dubai after its autopilot malfunctioned

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Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft as seen on final approach flying for landing at London Heathrow International Airport LHR EGLL in England, United Kingdom on March 19, 2020.
An Air India Boeing 787.

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Spirit Airlines tells pilots it wants to cut their pay and shave $100 million from their union deal

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A Spirit Airlines plane.
A Spirit Airlines plane.

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'Pay attention': Spirit pilots got a slap on the wrist after flying too close to Air Force One while Trump was on board

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US President Donald Trump (C) and US First Lady Melania Trump disembark from Air Force One after landing at Stansted Airport, eastern England, on September 16, 2025
Air Force One landed in the UK on Tuesday.

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A Delta flight to China faced a 2,000-mile detour and a 9-hour delay when one of the pilots fell ill

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A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A350.

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An airline is investigating after a crew member recorded video of 2 passengers engaged in 'intimate acts'

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A Swiss Airlines Boeing 777 at Zurich Kloten Airport, Switzerland on Monday 21st January 2019.
The incident occurred on a Swiss Boeing 777 (not pictured.)

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A United Boeing 787 with 176 people on board had to divert after the pilot's screens went blank over remote northern Canada

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A United Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner taking off from Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
A United Airlines Boeing 787.

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A pilot on a Transatlantic flight died in midair, prompting an emergency landing in New York

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Turkish Airlines' 400th aircraft, an Airbus A350-941, is taking off from Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on November 23, 2023.
A Turkish Airlines Airbus A350.

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I flew a Boeing 737 Max simulator and it gave me a new respect for just how hard being a pilot really is

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Business Insider's Pete Syme sits in the captain's seat of a Boeing 737 Max simulator next to an instructor from Skyborne
The author in Skyborne's Boeing 737 Max simulator.

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A United Airlines pilot ordered pizza for all his passengers after an emergency landing left them stranded

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A United Airlines plane on the ground.
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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