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WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration says the agency will use more people to monitor aircraft manufacturing and hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety regulations. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is expected to face a barrage of questions Tuesday about FAA oversight of the company since a door panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner over Oregon last month. Separately, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to release a preliminary report on the Jan. 5 incident as early as Tuesday. After the incident on the Alaska jet, the FAA grounded most Max 9s for three weeks until panels called door plugs could be inspected. FAA also said it won't let Boeing increase the production rate of new Max jets until it is satisfied with the company's safety procedures.

Persons: Mike Whitaker, Whitaker, Max, Whitaker's Organizations: WASHINGTON, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Max, National Transportation Safety, Transportation, FAA, Alaska Airlines Max, Alaska, Sunday Locations: Oregon, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Arlington , Virginia

Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators. The report included a photo from Boeing, which worked on the panel, which is called a door plug. In the photo, three of the four bolts that prevent the panel from moving upward are missing. The investigators said that the lack of certain damage around the panel indicates that all four bolts were missing before the plane took off from Portland, Oregon. A text between Boeing employees who finished working on the plane after the rivets were replaced included the photo showing the plug with missing bolts, according to the report.

Persons: David Calhoun, ” Investigators, Max, Michael Whitaker, —, “ what’s Organizations: Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Pilots, NTSB, ”, Alaska, United Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Spirit Locations: Portland , Oregon, Boeing’s, Seattle, Alaska

☆ Boeing supplier swings to profit despite recent problems
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Spirit AeroSystems, the troubled Boeing supplier which builds fuselages and other parts for the company, reported its first adjusted quarterly profit since the start of 2022, helped by increased payments from Boeing. But the continued quality and safety problems at Boeing, and at Spirit AeroSystems, caused the supplier to announce it would not give any outlook for profits the rest of the year. Boeing announced on Sunday that Spirit AeroSystem workers disclosed there were misdrilled holes on 737 Max fuselages the company had built. Because of that agreement, Spirit reported net income of $59 million for the quarter, a large improvement from the net loss of $243 million a year earlier. Spirit has reported net losses every quarter since the start of the pandemic in early 2020.

Persons: Max fuselages, Max, AeroSystems Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaksa Airlines, Max, Alaska, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus, Spirit Locations: New York

☆ Virgin Galactic says an alignment pin detached from space plane on latest tourism flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Virgin Galactic is grounded after the company said a small part unintentionally detached from the mothership of its rocket-powered space plane on its latest space tourism flight. The flight, called Galactic 06, launched on January 26 and marked Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism mission of the year after entering commercial service in 2023. The company discovered the part loss during routine checks and notified government regulators on January 31, “in accordance with regulations,” Virgin Galactic said in a statement. Virgin Galactic said it will work alongside the Federal Aviation Administration, which licenses commercial rocket launches, on a review of the issue. “Virgin Galactic flights occur in restricted airspace and at specific geographical launch locations that control the hazards to people or structures on the ground,” Virgin Galactic’s statement reads.

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☆ Facing Another Boeing Crisis, the F.A.A. Takes a Harder Line
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Mark Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed off the coast of Indonesia in 2018, killing all 189 people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration allowed other Max planes to keep flying. Less than five months later, in early 2019, another Max 8 crashed in Ethiopia, killing 157 more people. In early January, when a door panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet, the F.A.A. Within a day, it had grounded scores of similar Max 9 planes. The regulator also opened an investigation into Boeing’s compliance with safety standards and announced an audit of the Max 9 production line.

Persons: Max, ”, William J, McGee Organizations: Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, American Economic Liberties, Airbus Locations: Indonesia, Ethiopia

The officials displayed a table piled high with knockoff sports memorabilia including jerseys, T-shirts, caps, beanies and a sparkling silver replica of the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy. Commercial air operations at nearby Harry Reid Airport are not expected to be affected. Ralph Lepore, an airport administrator with the Clark County Department of Aviation, focused on efforts to stem human trafficking, which he said was neither new nor exclusive to big events. “It’s extremely important.”Burke noted that TSA officers were trained to spot human trafficking and that extra agents will be added to handle record post-game crowds expected to top more than 100,000 passengers a day early next week at Harry Reid airport. She promised that every lane of every airport security checkpoint will be open nonstop for 48 hours after the Super Bowl ends.

Persons: Administration —, Ozzie —, Harry Reid, Vince Lombardi, ”, Cheryl Davies, Christopher Miller, Aaron Ford, Karen Burke, Davies, Ralph Lepore, “, ” Burke Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super, NFL, Homeland Security, Customs, Border Protection, Transportation, Administration, Harry, Harry Reid International Airport, . Customs, Homeland Security Investigations, Allegiant, Federal Aviation Administration, TSA, Blackhawk, Clark County Department of Aviation Locations: Las Vegas, United States, Nevada, TSA Nevada

☆ Boeing, Still Recovering From Max 8 Crashes, Faces a New Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Santul Nerkar | Sydney Ember | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After two deadly crashes involving its best-selling 737 Max 8 planes five years ago, Boeing spent billions of dollars to make its products safer and repair its reputation. Now, the company is again confronting a wave of uncertainty and costs following a harrowing incident involving a different 737 jet. Just four weeks ago, a hole blew open on a 737 Max 9 jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after takeoff when what appears to have been a poorly attached panel tore away. The incident has prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to indefinitely halt Boeing’s ambitious plans to raise production of Max planes. The chief executive of United Airlines has gone so far as to suggest that his company might cancel some of its orders with Boeing.

Persons: Max, Trump Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Alaska, Federal Aviation Administration, Passengers, United Airlines, Justice Department

Boeing reported another problem with fuselages on its 737 jets that might delay deliveries of about 50 aircraft in the latest quality gaff to plague the manufacturer. Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal said in a letter to Boeing staff seen Monday that a worker at its supplier discovered misdrilled holes in fuselages. Spirit AeroSystems, based in Wichita, Kansas, makes a large part of the fuselages on Boeing Max jets. Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have begun returning some to service. Boeing, based in Renton, Washington, said last week it was withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new, smaller model of the 737 Max airliner.

Persons: Stan Deal, Deal, Max Organizations: Boeing, Boeing Commercial, Boeing Max, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, airline, FAA Locations: fuselages, Wichita , Kansas, Portland , Oregon, U.S, Renton , Washington

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The names of two women who were killed when a small airplane crashed into a Florida mobile home park, and the identity of the pilot who died in the fiery accident, were released Saturday by officials in the city of Clearwater. Martha Parry, 86, was a resident of a double-wide mobile home that was destroyed in Thursday night's crash. A visitor to the home, 54-year-old Mary Ellen Pender of Treasure Island, also was killed, as was the plane's pilot, Jemin Patel, 54, of Melbourne Beach. Patel had reported engine failure on the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza V35 shortly before crashing into the Bayside Waters mobile home park around 7 p.m. Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The aircraft had taken off earlier in the day from Vero Beach.

Persons: Martha Parry, Mary Ellen Pender, Jemin Patel, Patel Organizations: Bayside Waters, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Locations: CLEARWATER, Fla, Florida, Clearwater, Treasure, Melbourne Beach, Vero Beach

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming Tokyo concert to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl the next day, she'd better already have a place to park her plane. “Oh, they’re full,” said Rick Breitenfeldt, FAA spokesman for his sixth Super Bowl. Commercial airlines have added flights and the Las Vegas airport reported Wednesday it handled a record 57.6 million passengers in 2023. Due to time zone differences, if she flies out at midnight, it will be 7 a.m. Saturday in Las Vegas. Hayes said aircraft parking fees during Super Bowl weekend at Harry Reid International were unchanged from the standard rate.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, she'd, Heidi Hayes, ”, Rick Breitenfeldt, Hayes, Harry Reid, Swift, Breitenfeldt, Brian McCarthy, McCarthy, John Wayne Organizations: LAS VEGAS, Super Bowl, Federal Aviation Administration, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, NFL, Clark County Department of Aviation, FAA, Super, Las, Las Vegas, Harry Reid International, Henderson, Boulder City Municipal Airport, SWIFT, Dassault Falcon, Vegas, WM Phoenix, National Business Aviation Association, LIV Golf, Las Vegas Country Club, Sunday, That's, Mesquite Municipal, Laughlin, Bullhead, Jean Sport Aviation Center, Ontario International, San Bernardino International, Palm Springs, Palmdale Regional, Los Angeles International, John, John Wayne International, Long, International, Hollywood, Harry, MGM Resorts International Locations: Tokyo, Vegas, Las Vegas, Clark, U.S, North Las Vegas, Boulder, Glendale , Arizona, Phoenix, Saudi, Airports, Mesquite, Nevada, Arizona, California, Santa Ana, Burbank, Las Vegas . Phoenix, Mandalay Bay, Luxor

☆ Several Die as Small Plane Crashes Into Mobile Home Park in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Orlando Mayorquin | More About Orlando Mayorquin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Videos posted online showed an orange blaze and a wall of thick smoke billowing over homes. Frances Yont, who lives across the street from the crash, told 10 Tampa Bay, a CBS affiliate, that she could feel the heat from the fire when she ran out of her home in Clearwater, roughly 20 miles west of Tampa. “We couldn’t do anything,” she said, adding that “it was horrible.”Fire officials were coordinating with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration for an investigation, Chief Ehlers said. The Fire Department received the initial call at 7:08 p.m., and crews “quickly extinguished” the blaze after arriving at the park at about 7:15 p.m., Chief Ehlers said. About the same time that his department was called, the chief said, the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, roughly three miles away, had dispatched its own fire response vehicles to an “aircraft having an emergency.”

Persons: Frances Yont, ”, Ehlers Organizations: CBS, National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, Fire Department, Pete, Clearwater International Airport Locations: Tampa, Clearwater

☆ Boeing's CEO said he's 'sort of glad' he was forced to halt expansion of 737 Max production
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The FAA won't let Boeing expand production of the 737 Max as it investigates the company. CEO Dave Calhoun said he's "sort of glad" because "that's a good excuse to just take our time." AdvertisementBoeing's CEO said in its fourth-quarter earnings call on Wednesday he's "sort of glad" regulators paused expanding production of the 737 Max. The Federal Aviation Administration announced the measure last Wednesday, as it cleared 737 Max 9 aircraft to return to service once inspected. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, —, Mike Whitaker Organizations: FAA, Boeing, Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Max, Business

☆ Boeing CEO: ‘We caused the problem’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said that Boeing is responsible for the incident of door plug blowing out of a 737 Max 9 in flight earlier this month, saying that Boeing must do a better job than it did in this instance. “We caused the problem, and we understand that,” he told investors during a call after reporting the latest quarterly loss at the company. It led to a three-week grounding of the Boeing 737 Max 9 model as inspections discovered problems with the installation of other door plugs. But he said that “I am convinced we have this [door] plug completely under control.”He also defended the company’s decision not to give updated financial guidance. Asked if Boeing has lost the confidence of its airline customers, he said that so far the customers are telling the company they are sticking with Boeing.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, ”, ” Calhoun, I’ve, “, Calhoun, he’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, Max, FAA, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, CNBC, National Transportation Safety Board, “ Locations: New York, Alaska

☆ We now have more details on what happened with the Alaska Airlines door plug — and how Boeing plans to address quality issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bloomberg has reported new details about what may have caused the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout. AdvertisementNew details have emerged regarding how the door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off the jet mid-flight earlier this month. The investigation is focused on four bolts that hold the door plug in place. Boeing CEO says door plug installation will have inspections "at every turn"According to Boeing, 129 have been ungrounded as of midday on Wednesday. The agency has halted Boeing's 737 Max production expansion while it addresses quality control lapses.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, —, Max, AeroSystems, Ingrid Barrentine, Justin Sullivan, Calhoun, We've, I've, Max fuselages Organizations: Bloomberg, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Service, Alaska Airlines Boeing, Max, National Transportation Safety, Seattle Times, New York Times, US National Transportation, Business, NTSB, Federal Aviation Administration, BI, United Airlines, FAA Locations: Alaska, Renton , Washington, Renton, Wichita

☆ Boeing suspended its financial guidance and said it is focused solely on 'comprehensive actions' to improve the quality of its planes
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boeing is under heavy scrutiny following the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout earlier in January. AdvertisementBoeing suspended its financial forecast for 2024 as it reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, amid scrutiny following the Alaska Airlines blowout. AdvertisementIn the earnings report, Boeing said it "continues to cooperate transparently with the FAA following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 accident." Last week, Alaska Airlines said it expects a $150 million hit due to the grounding. The FAA announced last Wednesday that it won't let Boeing expand production of the 737 Max.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, —, Calhoun, Max, Nobody Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Service, FAA, Portland International, Transportation Safety, Street Journal, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus Locations: Alaska

☆ 2 ex-Boeing staffers said they wouldn't fly on the 737 Max, citing pressure to 'rush the planes out the door'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two former Boeing employees told the LA Times they wouldn't recommend flying on a 737 Max. "I saw the pressure employees were under to rush the planes out the door," a former senior manager said. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementTwo former Boeing staffers told the Los Angeles Times they wouldn't fly on a 737 Max jet due to concerns over its safety. "I would absolutely not fly a Max airplane," Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at Boeing, told the Times.

Persons: —, Ed Pierson, I've, Max, Joe Jacobsen, Jacobsen, Pierson, it's Organizations: Boeing, LA Times, Service, Los Angeles Times, Times, Alaska Airlines, Street Journal, New York Times, Airbus, Paris Air, Federal Aviation Administration, Business

☆ Boeing is set to report fourth-quarter results in the shadow of 737 Max 9 crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing on Wednesday is set to report fourth-quarter results and answer to investors eager to hear how a midair blowout on one of the plane maker's new 737 Max 9s could reverberate through the aviation industry in the months, if not years, ahead. The effect of that accident and subsequent fallout won't be felt in Wednesday's earnings results but will likely be mentioned in Boeing's outlook. Federal investigators are examining whether the door plug was improperly installed before the Max 9 plane was handed off to Alaska Airlines late last year. The Boeing 737 Max is the company's best-selling plane. The company had the first of several production stand-downs last week to discuss with workers manufacturing problems and other potential improvements to Boeing's processes.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun Organizations: Boeing, LSEG, Alaska Airlines, company's, Airbus, Federal Aviation Administration, Max, Capitol Locations: Alaska, Portland , Oregon

☆ Boeing's 737 Max 9 jet is flying again. Here's what experts say about its safety.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewOn January 5, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 door plug broke off shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport, leaving a gaping hole in the jet's fuselage. The Federal Aviation Administration quickly grounded 171 other Max 9 planes with the same door plug, mostly flown by United Airlines and Alaska. Four critical bolts used to secure the door plug were missing from the jet when it left Boeing's assembly line, The Wall Street Journal reported, representing a massive quality control lapse. Not all experts agree on the Max 9's safetyThe Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9. AdvertisementAccording to the Washington Post, the travel booking website Kayak said its filter for the 737 Max significantly increased in the days after the incident.

Persons: —, Max, Constance von Muehlen, Ingrid Barrentine, Mike Whitaker, Henry Harteveldt, Ed Pierson, I've, Joe Jacobsen, Harteveldt, Richard A, Brooks, Anthony Brickhouse, Brickhouse Organizations: Service, Alaska Airlines, Portland International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines, Street Journal, Business, CNN, FAA, Boeing, Spirit Airlines, Panama's Copa Airlines, Copa, Reuters, Atmosphere Research, Alaska Airlines Boeing, National Transportation, Alaska Max, Washington Post, LA Times, Southwest Airlines, Japan Airlines, Getty, Riddle Aeronautical University, Japan Airlines Airbus, NTSB Locations: Alaska, United , Alaska, United, AFP

☆ Boeing withdraws a safety exemption request for one of its 737 Max jets as the company faces mounting pressure
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewBoeing has withdrawn its request for a safety exemption on the 737 Max 7, a spokesperson told Business Insider on Tuesday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Its largest version, the Max 10, is also awaiting FAA certification. Boeing's safety exemption request for the Max 7 was based on this flaw. The 737 Max 9 jet involved in the incident was delivered just 66 days earlier, pointing to problems on the production line.

Persons: —, Max, it's, We're Organizations: Service, Boeing, Business, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska Airlines, Seattle Times Locations: Alaska

☆ Ryanair CEO has ‘a lot of confidence’ in Boeing chief David Calhoun
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“I have a lot of confidence both personally and professionally in David Calhoun and in Brian West,” Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said Monday, referring to Boeing’s CEO and chief financial officer respectively. Calhoun — who was appointed to the top job in January 2020 as Boeing was already struggling with quality and safety issues — will unveil the planemaker’s full-year results Wednesday. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, left, voiced strong support for Boeing CEO David Calhoun Monday. Partly because of this, Ryanair expects full-year profit for the current financial year to be at the lower end of a range of €1.85 billion-€1.95 billion ($2 billion-$2.1 billion) — trimming a November forecast of up to €2.05 billion ($2.2 billion). That would still be up from its previous record of €1.45 billion ($1.6 billion) earned in 2018, before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The pilots of the London-bound American Airlines Boeing 777 took a wrong turn on a taxiway alongside two perpendicular runways. Instead, they crossed 4L just as a Delta Boeing 737 began its takeoff roll down the same runway. A controller warned the American crew about a “possible pilot deviation," and gave them a phone number to call, which the captain did. The cockpit voice recording from inside the American plane was taped over during the six-hour flight to London and lost forever. Investigators said they tried several times to interview the American pilots, but the pilots refused on advice of their union, which objected to the NTSB recording the interviews.

Persons: John F, “, Michael Graber, ”, Graber, Traci Gonzalez, Jeffrey Wagner, — Organizations: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, National Transportation Safety, Kennedy International Airport, U.S, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines Boeing, Delta Boeing, Delta, London, NTSB, Allied Pilots Association, FAA Locations: New York, London

☆ Wary flyers are paying extra to avoid Boeing's 737 Max planes: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wary passengers appear to be changing their bookings to avoid Boeing's 737 Max planes. Kayak said use of its 737 Max search filter increased threefold in the days after the incident. AdvertisementAnxious flyers appear to be actively avoiding boarding Boeing's 737 Max planes, even if that means paying extra for a different fight. It's not the first time Boeing's 737 Max fleet has had issues. In 2019, two Boeing 737 Max planes crashed , killing nearly 350 people.

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☆ Boeing withdraws bid for safety exemption for Boeing 737 Max 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Boeing Co. logo is displayed outside of company offices near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in El Segundo, California on January 18, 2024. Boeing confirmed late on Monday it is withdrawing a request it made to the Federal Aviation Administration last year seeking an exemption from a safety standard for its 737 Max 7 that is awaiting certification. Senator Tammy Duckworth, who chairs an aviation subcommittee, said last week she opposed Boeing's exemption request that would "prematurely allow the 737 Max 7 to enter commercial service." She noted the exemption Boeing had sought "involves an anti-ice system that can overheat and cause the engine nacelle to break apart and fall off. The FAA deferred comment to Boeing.

Persons: Tammy Duckworth Organizations: Boeing Co, Los Angeles International Airport, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Locations: El Segundo , California

SEATTLE (AP) — Facing severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a 737 Max over Oregon this month, Boeing said Monday that it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of the plane. Maria Cantwell, chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Tammy Duckworth, chair of its aviation safety subcommittee, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to deny the request. "I hope this means they can quickly develop a compliant design across other MAX planes.”The FAA grounded all Max 9s in the U.S. the day after the blowout. The 737 Max went into service in May 2017. Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Stan Deal said in a message to Boeing employees Friday that the company’s most immediate goal is to help airlines restore operations.

Persons: Max, —, Democratic Sens, Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth, I’m, ” Duckworth, “, ” Cantwell, Max 9s —, Stan Deal, ” Organizations: SEATTLE, —, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Democratic, Commerce, Science, Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal, FAA, United Airlines —, Southwest Airlines, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Locations: Oregon, Portland , Oregon, Illinois, U.S, Alaska

☆ American Airlines’ hard landing on Maui sends 6 to hospital
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

American Airlines planes sit at the gate at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, on July 26, 2023. An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles made a hard landing at Maui's main airport, sending five flight attendants and one passenger to the hospital. Flight 271 arrived at Kahului Airport around 2 p.m. Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said it was investigating. Neither American Airlines nor the FAA provided additional details. The Airbus 320 was carrying 167 passengers and seven crew, according to the airlines.

Organizations: Airlines, Los Angeles International Airport, An American Airlines, Kahului Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, FAA, Airbus Locations: Los Angeles , California, Los Angeles

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