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“Saturday Night Live Highlights Alaska Airlines’ Recent Turmoil | Giga Gears”
Alaska Airlines has been having a tough time as of late. Back in October of 2023, an off-duty Alaska pilot tried to shut off a plane’s engines mid-flight while he was on mushrooms, and earlier this month, a door plug ripped from the fuselage of a Boeing 737-Max 9 while the plane was 16,000 feet in the air. These…
“TSA Discovers Items and Other Transportation Stories | Giga Gears”
If you were trying to get from the northernmost point in the U.S. — Utqiagvik, Alaska — to the southernmost point in the U.S. — Key West, Florida — how would you do it? Chances are you’d hop the next flight to Anchorage and then it’s a hop, skip, and jump through Denver, Houston, and Orlando to get to Key West…
“Check if Your Flight is on a Boeing 737 Max with Giga Gears”
If you’re getting ready to fly anywhere in the coming weeks, you may be a bit nervous over wondering if the plane you’re boarding is safe. Seeing 737 on the side of a fuselage can be enough to give even the most stalwart traveler with a hefty pile of frequent flier miles pause. Luckily, there’s now a website with one…
Boeing 737 Max Door Plug Blowout: Possible Factory Error | Giga Gears
When a door plug blew out from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 just minutes after taking off from Portland, Oregon, it raised several questions about the troubled airliner. Will airlines still be allowed to fly Boeing 737 Max 9? What the hell is a door plug? And how could it get blown out of the plane?
“Alaska and United Airlines Find Additional Loose Boeing 737 Max 9 Door Plugs | Giga Gears”
Following the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout last week, airlines have launched independent probes into the airworthiness of their Boeing 737 Max 9 airframes. Investigation into the cause of Friday’s catastrophic failure unveiled the possibility of loose hardware allowing the door plug to become dislodged, shifting…