As a precautionary measure after a mid-air emergency, Alaska Airlines has decided to temporarily suspend the operations of its complete fleet, consisting of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft. This decision comes in response to an incident on Friday night, where a window blew out mid-air shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport en route to Ontario, California.
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00:00 As a precautionary measure after a mid-air emergency, Alaska Airlines has decided to
00:12 temporarily suspend the operations of its complete fleet consisting of 65 Boeing 737-9
00:18 aircraft.
00:19 This decision comes in response to an incident on Friday night where a window blew out mid-air
00:25 shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport en route to Ontario, California.
00:31 In an official statement, the airline confirmed that all 174 passengers and six crew members
00:36 aboard the aircraft have safely landed, with no reports of serious injuries in the incident.
00:43 Alaska Airlines' CEO addressed the situation, stating that an urgent review would be conducted
00:47 to thoroughly examine the aircraft.
00:50 He reassured a commitment to a timely and transparent investigation.
00:53 CEO Ben Minnickussi expressed sympathy for those on flight 1282, apologizing for the
00:59 experience and announcing the decision to temporarily ground the entire fleet of 65
01:03 Boeing 737-9 aircraft as a precautionary measure.
01:07 Earlier today, Alaska Airlines reported that flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon to Ontario,
01:12 California experienced an incident soon after departure.
01:15 The event took place on Alaska Flight 1282, which was a Boeing 737-9 MAX certified by
01:21 the Federal Aviation Authority in November 2023, just two months before the flight, as
01:26 indicated by available FAA records online.
01:30 Passengers on the plane recounted hearing a loud bang and witnessing a hole in the plane's
01:34 wall where a window had blown out at an altitude of 16,000 feet.
01:37 There were reports that the child seated near the window was pulled by the suction, resulting
01:41 in the tearing of his shirt.
01:43 Sub-passengers lost their phones, which were sucked out of the plane, and a seat next to
01:47 the window was blown out due to decompression.
01:50 The Boeing 737 MAX, a widely used aircraft model globally, has faced safety concerns
01:55 and controversies.
01:56 In 2018 and 2019, two fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX resulted in the deaths of 346
02:02 people in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
02:04 These crashes were linked to a faulty system called MCAS, which caused the plane's nose
02:09 to pitch down uncontrollably.
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