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Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Boeing Engine Cover Falls Off

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In a statement, Southwest Airlines said its maintenance teams were reviewing the aircraft. 5 emergency on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in which a panel known as a door plug blew off a new Boeing 737 Max 9, delivered to the airline just months earlier. after the crew reported the engine cowling, or cover, fell off.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., How was this door plug installed or who installed it?” United Airlines said on Monday afternoon that it had found some loose bolts in door plugs on its Max 9 planes during preliminary inspections that began over the weekend.

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8 Incidents in 2 Weeks: What’s Going on With United’s Planes?

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In January, a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner in mid-flight, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. The airline will also use a “centralized training curriculum for our new hire maintenance technicians” and will dedicate additional resources to the carrier’s supply chain.

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., On Wednesday, the agency approved a set of inspection and maintenance procedures and said airlines could resume flying the jets once the checks were complete. leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet.

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Obama Administration releases implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region

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This line of effort focuses on the identification, development, and maintenance of capacity and capabilities necessary to promote safety, security, and stability in the region. Our highest priority is to protect the American people, our sovereign territory and rights, and the natural resources and other interests of the United States.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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Advantage EV

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Plug-in hybrids can mitigate cold weather concerns as they are also gas-powered for extended range. Another study, by the Alaska Center for Energy and Power, found that “current generation EVs typically perform well in cold weather, with similar or better handling compared to morphologically similar internal combustion engine vehicles.”