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Here we go again.

Embattled Alaska Airlines is at the center of a second aviation drama
after a plane arrived at an airport gate in Portland, Ore. last Friday
with its cargo door open.

The cargo hold was stowing passenger’s pets, according to local TV station KOIN, although none of the animals were injured. The plane had flown in
from Los Cabos, Mexico.

Alaska Airlines told KOIN in a statement that “there was no indication to
the crew that the door was unsealed during [last Friday’s] flight and all indications point to the door partially opening after landing.”

“Our maintenance teams inspected the aircraft, replaced a spring in the
door, tested the door and reentered it into service,” the Alaska Airlines statement concluded.

The Post reached out to Alaska Airlines for comment.

Alaska Airlines hit headlines in January after a door plug blew off mid-
air during a flight from Portland to Ontario, Calif.

While the company appeared to downplay any issues, aviation expert Joe Schwieterman told KOIN that a cargo door opening up on its own as “a
pretty major defect.”

“It affects a lot of the electrical equipment in that cargo hold. So, it
is troublesome that you may have a plane where some things like this went undetected,” he said.

Both Boeing and Alaska Airlines are already amid a $1B lawsuit over plane safety. The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board also warned
that the January incident could be repeated.

That aircraft was a Boeing 737 MAX 8.

Meanwhile on Friday, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 rolled off a runway at Houston’s
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, forcing all passengers to evacuate.

The United Airlines flight had been scheduled to fly to Memphis, Tenn.

Platinum Prime
4 hours ago

Ever since Biden was installed as President and he appointed Mayor Pete as
DOT secretary flying in the United States has become less safe than flying
in Eastern Europe. Does there have to be a major air disaster before
someone in this administration is held accountable? Or will Jean-Pierre
stand at a podium and blame MAGA Republicans?

Robert J
4 hours ago

Haven't seen nothing yet. "FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer "severe intellectual" disabilities, psychiatric problems and other mental
and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’s website. Imagine what control towers are
going to be like?

Clause Putfarken
3 hours ago

No one from this criminal administration will ever be held accountable for anything they do or fail to do. Only history will give them a good swift
kick in the nuts. This will forever be known as the worst administration
in the history of the modern world.

https://nypost.com/2024/03/08/lifestyle/alaska-airlines-flight-carrying- pets-arrives-with-cargo-door-open/

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