The Federal Aviation Administration is urging U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when flying over the eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico, Central America and parts of South America, citing “military activities” and satellite navigation

The January 5, 2024, dramatic mid air explosion of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX flight shook the aviation industry. What would have been a disaster became a near-miss but the incident revealed the fissures within the Boeing manufacturing and safety culture.