Today, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop advisory for Alaska Airlines due to a technological issue. This advisory impacted all mainline and subcarrier flights of Alaska Airlines but excluded SkyWest, which provides regional service for the airline.
The grounding lasted for about an hour. During this time, Alaska Airlines worked to resolve the issue that arose during a system upgrade related to calculating the weight and balance of its planes. As a precautionary measure, the airline requested the ground stop, which was put in place around 7:30 a.m. PT and lifted by 8:30 a.m. PT.
Flights are now resuming, but passengers should anticipate some delays throughout the day. The airline encourages travelers to check the status of their flights on the Alaska Airlines website or app before heading to the airport.
This incident comes after a recent safety concern involving Alaska Airlines. On Jan. 5, flight 1282 traveling from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California, experienced a window panel breaking away shortly after take-off. Despite the frightening incident, the plane successfully made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport with no reported injuries to passengers or crew.
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Following this event, Alaska Airlines grounded its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes. CEO Ben Minicucci issued an apology in response to the incident. Legal actions are ongoing, including a lawsuit filed by passengers against Boeing, the manufacturer of the 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
In addition to these safety concerns, Alaska Airlines faces scrutiny regarding its proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of rival Hawaiian Airlines. A consumer lawsuit filed in federal court claims that this merger could lead to higher prices, job layoffs, and fewer flights.
Despite these challenges, Alaska Airlines continues to work toward maintaining the safety and satisfaction of its passengers, ensuring that flights resume as quickly and safely as possible after any disruptions.
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) – The Supreme Court of Alaska will be taking up the case of the State of Alaska, Division of Elections v. Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.
The oral arguments will be held Monday at 10 a.m. via Zoom, according to an order and opening notice.
The document also specifies that a decision is expected to be made before noon on Tuesday.
According to documents from the Division of Elections, the state must start printing ballots at noon on the same day.
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This comes after an Anchorage Superior Court Judge ordered Dan J. Sullivan on to the ballot Friday.
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A new home under construction in Potter Valley in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN)
This June, two very different offers reach Alaska families, and both amount to the same thing: $10,000. The difference is everything.
Bill Walker, running for governor, would hand every eligible Alaskan a one-time $10,000 check and then end the Permanent Fund dividend for good. Ask one question: Where does his $10,000 come from?
It comes from the Permanent Fund, the people’s own money and the savings Alaskans built for their children. Walker would spend that endowment once to pay Alaskans to give up the yearly dividend forever.
Think about what that does. It cancels the annual check that gives a family a reason to keep an Alaska address and replaces it with a single payout. You hand people their own savings, call it a gift and cut the tie that held them here in the same motion. It is the oldest mistake in governing money: raid what you have saved to buy a moment’s applause and call the spending generosity.
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A plan that spends the people’s savings to send the people away is not bold. It is foolish.
Now consider the other $10,000. Through Alaska Housing Finance Corp., the state offers families up to $10,000 to build a new, energy-efficient home. AHFC raids nothing. It earns its own way. Over the years, it has returned more than $2 billion to the state treasury, and it spends some of that income the way any good business does: to win a customer.
Here, the customer is an Alaskan who wants to own a home, put down roots and stay.
That is the oldest sound move in business: Invest a little of what you earn to bring in someone who stays. The homeowner remains, the community gains a family and the corporation keeps earning. The money spent comes back. A plan that puts earnings to work to bring people home is not charity. It is clever.
Same amount. Opposite source. Opposite wisdom. One spends savings; the other spends earnings. One pays Alaskans to leave; the other pays them to stay. One empties the state; the other fills it.
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This Homeownership Month, the choice is the size of a single check, and the whole question is where the check comes from and what it asks of you. Ten thousand dollars of your own fund, to wave you goodbye. Or $10,000, earned and reinvested, to help you stay and build.
Evan Swensen is the publisher of Publication Consultants in Anchorage and the author of “What’s the Money For: A Permanent Fund Mortgage Proposal.”
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