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Calhoun chose not to be considered for a potential $2.8 million bonus after the midair door panel blowout incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 flight in January.

Boeing issued an initial payment of $160 million to Alaska Airlines following a midair door blowout incident, with further compensation expected.

An Alaska Airlines passenger experienced distress when her pet dog, Moose, was mistakenly left off a flight from North Carolina to Seattle.

The passengers aboard the Alaska Airlines Boeing flight, which had a door plug blowout incident midair, received letters from the FBI that told them they might be victims of crimes.

Boeing is now facing renewed regulatory scrutiny following a mid-air blowout involving one of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets.

Alaska Airlines has announced its plan to acquire rival Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion.

Alaska Air announced to acquire Virgin America on Monday. The acquisition will be another consolidation in American airline industry.

Alaska Airlines is poised to acquire Virgin America for $2 billion deal surpassing JetBlue with a $56 to $58 per share condition. An announcement will be made should the agreement pursue as the talks are not yet final.

U.S. airlines on Thursday forecast enormous fuel savings in 2015 but hinted that ample consumer demand would allow them to avoid fare discounts and pass savings on to shareholders.