Emergency at 3 miles high: Alaska Airlines pilots, passengers kept calm after fuselage blowout
by Terry Spencer
Jan 08, 2024
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The emergency began with a bang three miles above Oregon.
The first six minutes of Friday's Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland to Southern California's Ontario International Airport had been routine, the Boeing 737 Max 9 about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph.
As the plane climbed, the cabin's air pressure steadily increased, a normal occurrence in comparison to the rapidly thinning air outside. The plane's four flight attendants and 171 passengers sat strapped in their seats,
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