Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
US Justice Department to Meet Boeing Fatal Crash Victims’ Lawyers
Apr 5 2024 // The U.S. Justice Department next week will meet with lawyers for families of victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in 2018 and 2019, as the government decides whether to move ahead with a...
FBI: Alaska Airlines Passengers Told They Might Be Crime Victims
Mar 27 2024 // The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might be victims of a crime. “I’m contacting you because we have identified you as a possible...
10 Years After Washington Landslide, Climate Change Is Increasing The Danger
Mar 25 2024 // After the mountainside collapsed, obliterating a neighborhood and 43 lives in the worst landslide disaster in U.S. history in Washington, Jessica Pzsonka made a promise -– to herself, to her bereft parents and to her...
Washington Lawsuit Says Seat Belt Saved Passenger’s Life on Alaska Air Flight
Mar 20 2024 // More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. The latest lawsuit, representing seven...
How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background Part 1: Alabama through Georgia
Mar 19 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance licenses can be hard to get and keep, even for those with the most pristine backgrounds. So, what’s an insurance producer to do if they find themselves...
My New Markets
Mar 4 2024 // Long Haul Trucking Auto Liability Market Detail: Innovative Risk Insurance Services LLC has developed a mono-line commercial auto program for a broad range of customers who have both small and large transportation fleets....
FAA Criticizes Boeing, Says it Wants a Plan in 90 Days to Address Quality Problems
Feb 28 2024 // Boeing must develop a comprehensive action plan to address “systemic quality-control issues” within 90 days, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday, following an all-day meeting with the plane...
Boeing 737 in Alaska Air Accident Was Missing Bolts, US Says
Feb 7 2024 // A dramatic accident on an Alaska Airlines flight last month was apparently triggered by a door plug that hadn’t been properly attached before the plane was delivered by Boeing Co., US investigators said Tuesday. Four...
Alaska Charter Company Paying $900K for Wildfire From Campfire
Jan 31 2024 // An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of its guides started a wildfire in 2019, the U.S. attorney’s office for Alaska said in a...
Oklahoma’s Mulready Appointed Chair of American Indian and Alaska Native Committees
Jan 30 2024 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready has been re-appointed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the Chair for the American Indian and Alaska Native Liaison Committee in 2024....
Home Fire in Alaska Kills Woman and 5 Children, Officials Say
Jan 30 2024 // A woman and five children have died in a fire at a home in a small northwest Alaska village, Alaska State Troopers said. The remains of the six have been recovered from the home in Noorvik, an Inupiat community of about...
FAA Steps Up Scrutiny of Boeing With Calls for Checks on Another 737 Model
Jan 22 2024 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recommended that airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect door plugs to ensure that they are properly secured after some operators reported unspecified issues with...
Boeing Sued by Alaska Air Passengers Over 737 Max 9 Door Blowout
Jan 16 2024 // Boeing Co. was sued by passengers on an Alaska Airlines Inc. flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, last week after a mid-air blowout of a so-called door plug on the 737 Max 9 jet. The...
FAA Launches Probe of Boeing 737 MAX 9 After Mid-Air Panel Incident
Jan 12 2024 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is launching a formal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX 9 after a cabin panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight last week in mid-air, forcing an emergency landing, the...
Report: New Mexico, Alaska Among Safest States for Older Drivers
Jan 12 2024 // New Mexico and Alaska are among the safest states for older drivers, a new report shows. Research carried out by personal injury law firm Bader Scott analyzed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data from 2017...
Alaska Airlines’ Decision Not to Ground Boeing Jet Despite Warning Signs Comes Under Scrutiny
Jan 10 2024 // The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying it over land — is raising questions about whether...
Loss of Alaska Airlines Cockpit Recording Rekindles Industry Safety Debate
Jan 10 2024 // The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Jan. 5 was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on long-standing safety calls for longer...
Airlines Cleared to Inspect Grounded Boeing Jets After Mid-Air Incident
Jan 8 2024 // A delay in the inspection of grounded Boeing jets ended on Monday after U.S. officials retrieved a panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 airliner and shares in the planemaker sagged on concerns over the troubled...
Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Extinguished on Ship off Alaska After Several Days of Burning
Jan 2 2024 // After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 19 crew members of the ship,...
Avalanche Closed Alaska Highway, Cutting off Access
Dec 27 2023 // A large avalanche and blizzard conditions in southern Alaska cut off road access to much of the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage. The avalanche hit the Seward Highway near the intersection of the Sterling Highway around...
