Airplane Safety

Air Line Pilots Association President Capt. Lee Moak, Alaska Airlines Capt. Steve Cleary, and Alaska Airlines First Officer Michael Hendrix.

Pilots recognized for quick response to eagle collision

Ed Schoenfeld

Two Washington pilots are getting recognition for safely handling a jet that collided with an eagle last year. One of the plane's engines exploded when…

A Southwest Airline plane, seen here Mon. April 4, 2011, had to land after a section of fuselage tore from the plane during flight.

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Boeing CEO says workmanship to blame for 737 problem

Paula Wissel

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-965854.mp3Boeing’s CEO says it was likely sloppy work, not a design flaw, that…

A Southwest Airlines plane sits in a remote area of the Yuma International Airport, after the plane had a section of fuselage tear from the plane during a flight on Friday, seen here Mon., April 4, 2011, in Yuma, Ariz.

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FAA orders emergency inspection of some 737's

KPLU News Staff

Federal officials have issued an emergency order requiring inspections of Boeing planes with similar construction to the Southwest Airlines plane that had…

A Southwest Airlines jet, a Boeing 737-300, takes off from the Tampa, Fla., airport in January. The plane is coming under scrutiny after a section of a Southwest Airlines jet ripped open during a flight in the skies of Arizona last week.

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Boeing helps with Southwest Airlines investigation

Liam Moriarty

Boeing says it’s providing technical assistance to federal aviation regulators and to Southwest Airlines in the wake of Friday’s mid-flight incident where…