Alaska Air

(Newser) - Alaska Airlines on Sunday night requested a ground stop for its entire fleet of planes, the Federal Aviation Administration says in an advisory. The fifth-largest airline in the US, which as of April operated 238 planes plus another 45 under the Horizon Air brand, requested the stop for its aircraft...

(Newser) - An Oregon man flying to Alaska got a nasty sting on his arm during lunch, and was shocked to find a scorpion crawling on his skin. "In the movies, scorpions kill people," said Jeff Ellis, 55. "I was nervous, on edge, making sure that my heart was...

(Newser) - The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on...