Senior News Reporter

George Kelly

Alaska Airlines flights delayed from SFO, released after FAA ground stop

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A spokesperson said the airline was ‘working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible’ after a system performance upgrade went awry.

Senior Culture Editor

Astrid Kane

Alaska Airlines grounds 65 planes after incident on Portland flight, feds to investigate

After an incident aboard a flight from Portland, Alaska Airlines grounded all 65 of its Boeing MAX-9 aircraft.

Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines in $1.9B deal

Both airlines serve San Francisco International Airport. 

San Francisco residents on flight when off-duty pilot attempted to cut engines sue airline

Joseph David Emerson should not have been allowed in the cockpit because he was suffering from depression and lack of sleep, plaintiffs say.

Alaska Airlines pilot was on magic mushrooms when he tried to crash SFO flight, feds say

An Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly tried to crash a flight bound for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) was high on magic mushrooms, federal court documents say.