Warning light came on 3 times before plane wall blew out

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Before a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1281, an advisory light came on three times in the Boeing 737 Max 9. The new plane, delivered in October 2023, was checked and cleared after each pressurization warning. Audio from www.liveatc.net.

It was pure luck that no one was sitting in 2 Alaska Airlines seats that feds say got 'torqued' when a door blew off mid-flight

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Investigator-in-charge John Lovell examines the area where the plane's door plug had been.

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Jet bursts into flames after crash with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport

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All 379 passengers and crew members of a Japan Airlines flight survived a crash at Tokyo's busiest airport, evacuating the plane before it was engulfed in flames. The commercial plane collided with a coast guard aircraft, killing five on board. 

A passenger said the word 'bomb' in an argument with another person, causing a flight to divert to Florida

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A Breeze flight from Orlando to Providence was diverted to Jacksonville after an argument escalated between two passengers.

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A United Airlines flight was diverted to San Francisco after a passenger made a bomb threat, official says

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A United Airlines plane is seen taxiing on the tarmac at Orlando International Airport in Orlando. United Airlines asked the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a nationwide ground stop today after a computer software update caused a widespread slowdown in United's technology systems.

Off-duty pilot facing attempted murder charges said 'I'm not right' before trying to turn off plane's engines: report

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An off-duty pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight tried to shut down the plane's engines mid-flight, officials said.

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US travelers describe chaotic scenes inside Israel's 'completely mobbed' Ben Gurion airport amid war with Gaza

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People wait in the departing section at Ben Gurion airport after many flights from abroad are canceled due to the attacks launched by Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 8, 2023.

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Delta is adding 10 new and returning routes to cities like Santa Barbara and Anchorage next summer — see the full list

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A Delta Airlines plane lands as people gather in the parking lot of In-N-Out Burger next to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on August 31, 2023.
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An American Airlines passenger says she never wants to fly again after her suitcase was seemingly 'run over,' destroying $1,000 worth of her stuff

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How the inside of Tiffany's luggage looked after her checked baggage was returned to her following an American Airlines flight.
How the inside of Tiffany's luggage looked after her checked baggage was returned to her following an American Airlines flight.

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Regulators want to fine Qantas 'hundreds of millions of dollars' for selling tickets for thousands of already-cancelled flights

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A Qantas 787 Dreamliner.

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