Boeing’s mid-flight blowout a big problem for company
The Alaska Airlines incident could have been much worse, but is still a major issue for the US plane-maker.
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Alaska Airlines to cancel all Boeing 737 Max 9 flights through Saturday
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Alaska Airlines said Wednesday that it will cancel all flights on its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft through Saturday while it waits approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to begin formal inspections after last week’s midair blowout that opened a hole in a plane while…
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Opinion: Why pushing STEM majors is turning out to be a terrible investment
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