The Alaska Airlines flight that lost a chunk of the plane mid-flight could have been 'much more tragic' if someone was seated next to the door, NTSB says

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A white Alaska Airlines plane with blue details takes off.
An Alaska Airlines flight takes off.

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Alaska Airlines passenger describes her terror after she was 'jolted awake' when a hole ripped open in the plane's fuselage

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A Boeing 737-990 (ER) operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City.
A Boeing 737-990 (ER) operated by Alaska Airlines

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FAA orders grounding of some Boeing 737 planes after an Alaska Airlines flight lost part of its fuselage in air

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Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.
Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.

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Airbus has completely replaced its old BelugaST fleet with the bigger BelugaXL. Take a look at the mammoth jet.

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Nose-loading door of BelugaXL open with airstairs attached.
The BelugaXL is one of the few cargo planes in the world that has a nose-loading door.

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A Boeing 747 that flew for Virgin Orbit before its collapse has a new home with Stratolaunch

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Stratolaunch recently acquired a 22-year-old Boeing 747 from Virgin Orbit.
Stratolaunch recently acquired a 22-year-old Boeing 747 from Virgin Orbit.

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The CEO of a budget airline said he flew on Singapore Airlines because his flights were full. People aren't buying it.

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Tony Fernandes, the CEO of the Malaysian budget airline AirAsia.
Tony Fernandes is CEO AirAsia.

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Some airline pilots carry plane trading cards — here's how to get one

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Delta Air Lines pilots have aircraft trading cards to hand out to passengers who ask.

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Russia was taken by surprise when it lost 76 passenger planes due to Ukraine invasion sanctions, minister says

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An Russian aircraft of the airline Rossiya, part of the Aeroflot group of companies.
An Russian Rossiya airline plane.

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Emirates is spending over $1 billion to continue flying its A380s, a mammoth jet famous for its onboard shower and bar. See inside the superjumbo.

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Emirates A380 at the Dubai Airshow in 2023.
Emirates A380.

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2 private jets collided at Houston Hobby airport, just a month after another pair of planes hit each other in mid-air

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An airplane takes off from Hobby Airport in front of the Downtown Houston Skyline, Friday, March 16, 2012, i
An airplane takes off from Hobby Airport.

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