The Latest Breaking News from Alaska Airlines

The company was notified of the investigation in a letter this week

‘We’re going to want to know what broke down in our gauntlet of inspections, what broke down in the original work, that allowed for that escape to happen,’ Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week's near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX. "This incident should have never happened and it cannot happen again," the FAA said in a statement, after a panel known as a…

The US FAA is conducting a formal investigation into a mid-air panel incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines.

Flight cancellations are expected to continue throughout the week after many Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft were grounded

Alaska Airlines cancels flights as the fallout from the Boeing 737-9 Max incident continues. Passengers left stranded as inspections take place.

The incident happened on Wednesday after the flight took off from Sarasota, Florida.

The airline said that it would cancel 110 to 150 flights a day while the Max 9 planes remain grounded, as signs indicate some travelers may at least temporarily try to avoid flying on Max 9 jetliners.

Boeing is still in fact-finding mode following Friday's near-catastrophic aviation incident, searching for "what broke down" in its processes, Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said Wednesday.

Pete Buttigieg says no timeline for return of aircraft as Alaska Airlines announces cancellation of 110-150 flights each day

Alaska Airlines is canceling all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes until Saturday while it waits for new instructions on how to inspect and fix the planes