Alaska Airlines
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| 2025 | A New York Times article was published exploring pilot struggles with mental health, including an interview with Emerson about the events leading up to the Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 incident. |
| 2025 | Boeing 737-900 aircraft are scheduled to be fully retired by the end of the year, marking a fleet modernization transition for Alaska Airlines. |
| 2025 | Planned conclusion of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft deliveries to Alaska Airlines fleet. |
| December 11 2024 | Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines announced plans to offer new routes from Seattle to Tokyo and Seoul. |
| November 12 2024 | Flight 307, a Boeing 737-990ER, experienced a severe overspeed landing at around 300mph due to a throttle issue during heavy fog and rain. The flight took off from Tampa International Airport and landed at Sea-Tac International Airport with minor injuries reported. |
| September 18 2024 | The merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines was completed. |
| September 17 2024 | The United States Department of Transportation approved the merger, clearing the final regulatory hurdle. |
| September 17 2024 | The U.S. Department of Transportation approved the merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. |
| August 19 2024 | The U.S. Department of Justice completed its regulatory review of the proposed Alaska Airlines-Hawaiian Airlines merger and declined to file a lawsuit to block it. |
| August 6 2024 | NTSB released their investigation docket and held a public hearing about the accident. |
| June 30 2024 | Boeing announced plans to buy back Spirit AeroSystems in a deal expected to close in mid-2025 to bring 737 fuselage construction back in-house. |
| June 25 2024 | NTSB stopped sharing investigation information with Boeing after the company revealed privileged information to journalists. |
| April 2024 | Alaska Air Group reported that Boeing paid initial compensation for the temporary grounding of 737 MAX 9 jets. |
| April 2024 | Shareholders of Hawaiian Airlines approved the proposed merger, following earlier approvals from Alaska Air Group and Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. |
| April 17 2024 | The FAA issued a ground stop advisory, halting all Alaska Airlines flights without providing a specific reason. |
| March 13 2024 | NTSB chairman Homendy informed Congress that security footage of the aircraft's door plug installation had been overwritten. |
| February 6 2024 | The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) published a preliminary report revealing that four critical bolts securing the door plug were missing at the time of the incident, and Boeing records indicated the plug had been previously reinstalled without these bolts prior to the aircraft's initial delivery. |
| January 28 2024 | Alaska Airlines returns the accident aircraft to Boeing |
| January 27 2024 | United Airlines began returning their 737 MAX 9 planes to service. |
| January 26 2024 | Alaska Airlines began returning their 737 MAX 9 planes to service. |
| January 24 2024 | The FAA approved a new inspection process and cleared all 737 MAX 9 aircraft with door plugs to return to service upon successful inspection. |
| January 21 2024 | The FAA recommended inspections of door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to ensure proper door securing. |
| January 17 2024 | Alaska Airlines completed preliminary inspections of their 737-9 MAX planes as requested by the FAA and provided data to Boeing and FAA for further analysis. Flight cancellations were extended to Sunday, January 21. |
| January 15 2024 | Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Stan Deal announced immediate actions to improve quality assurance and controls in 737 production. |
| January 12 2024 | Alaska Airlines announced flight cancellations through Tuesday, January 16, estimated at 110-150 flights per day. |
| January 11 2024 | Six passengers filed a class-action lawsuit against Boeing, citing injuries and emotional trauma. |
| January 10 2024 | FAA notified Boeing of an investigation into 'alleged noncompliance' with aircraft inspection and testing regulations. |
| January 9 2024 | Boeing's CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged the company's mistake in a company-wide meeting, pledging transparency and cooperation in the investigation. |
| January 8 2024 | NTSB holds a media briefing, providing a detailed timeline of events from the flight data recorder. |
| January 8 2024 | NTSB provides a detailed media briefing with a timeline of events from the flight data recorder of the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident. |
| January 8 2024 | United Airlines announced finding loose bolts during aircraft inspections. |
| January 8 2024 | AAR Corp states they did not perform any work involving the door plugs |
| January 7 2024 | The cabin door plug was discovered in a backyard in the Cedar Mill area near Oregon Route 217 and reported to the NTSB. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) adopted the FAA's Emergency Airworthiness Directive. |
| January 6 2024 | The FAA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) grounding all Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft with a mid-cabin door plug, requiring inspection and corrective actions. |
| January 5 2024 | Approximately 6.5 minutes after takeoff, a factory-installed door plug separates from the airframe, causing an uncontrolled decompression. Oxygen masks deploy, and three passengers sustain minor injuries. |
| January 5 2024 | Alaska Airlines initially grounded their 737 MAX 9 fleet of 65 aircraft in the hours after the accident. |
| January 5 2024 | Flight 1282, a Boeing 737 MAX 9, experienced a rapid decompression when its plugged exit door separated from the airframe shortly after departure from Portland International Airport. No fatalities occurred, with minor injuries reported. |
| January 4 2024 | Aircraft had cabin pressurization 'AUTO FAIL' indicator after landing. |
| January 3 2024 | Aircraft experienced cabin pressurization 'AUTO FAIL' indicator during an in-flight event. |
| 2023 | The airline added Airbus A320-200 aircraft and began phasing out Bombardier Q400 aircraft, replacing them with Embraer E175 models. |
| 2023 | Alaska Airlines changed its in-flight coffee provider from Starbucks to Portland-based Stumptown Coffee Roasters. |
| 2023 | Alaska Airlines announced partnerships with Starlux Airlines, Mokulele Airlines, Southern Airways Express, Porter Airlines, and resumed a partnership with Kenmore Air. |
| December 2023 | Alaska Airlines announced plans to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal. |
| December 7 2023 | Joseph David Emerson was released from custody after posting a $50,000 bond and returned to his home in California, following his arrest for attempting to disable the aircraft's engines. |
| December 7 2023 | Aircraft had its first recorded cabin pressurization 'AUTO FAIL' indicator illumination. |
| December 7 2023 | Modification work by AAR Corp concludes |
| November 27 2023 | Aircraft begins modification by AAR Corp in Oklahoma City to install satellite antenna for in-flight internet service |
| October 23 2023 | The aircraft involved in the incident returned to service the following day after the emergency event. |
| October 22 2023 | Flight was diverted to Portland International Airport after Emerson was restrained by flight attendants and attempted to open an emergency exit. |
| October 22 2023 | During a scheduled flight from Everett, Washington to San Francisco, off-duty pilot Joseph David Emerson attempted to disable the plane's engines by trying to deploy fire suppression systems on both engines while in the cockpit. |
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