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Alaskapox has once again in the news after the first death case has been reported in Alaska's Kenai peninsula. On February 9, authorities issued a bulletin disclosing that an elderly man contracted the virus in September 2023, presumably after being scratched by an infected stray cat.

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Flight attendants for major U.S. airlines are holding rallies at airports around the country to push for higher pay

Federal accident investigators are pushing for better cockpit voice recorders

Alaskapox, a virus first identified in 2015, has recently claimed the life of an elderly Alaskan man, marking the first known human fatality linked with this pathogen, according to officials.The man, from the Kenai Peninsula (just south of Anchorage), was hospitalized in November due to a worsening infection that impacted the range of motion in his arm, Alaskan public health officials stated on Feb. 9.

United States, the UK and Guam on Tuesday. Picketing members included cabin crew from 24 airlines including Alaska, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines. Shares of Alaska Air fell 2.1% in afternoon trade.

monkeypox. Alaskapox was discovered in 2015 in a woman who lived near Fairbanks, Alaska. It mainly has been found in small mammals, including red-backed voles and shrews.

A new poll by the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds most Americans believe air travel is generally safe in the U.S. The poll was released Friday

An attorney representing passengers of an Alaska Airlines flight that lost a door plug in midair says a “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the same Boeing 737 Max 9

By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Valerie Insinna

By Tim Hepher and Rajesh Kumar Singh

Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners are carrying passengers in the United States again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the planes. Alaska Airlines resumed a limited number of flights with its Max 9s on Friday. United aims to follow suit on Sunday, but a spokeswoman said the airline might use them as spare planes Friday or Saturday. Those are the only two U.S. airlines that operate this particular model of the Boeing 737. After seeing video of the frightening flight of a plane with a gaping hole in its side, passengers might reasonably be asking questions about safety. The Federal Aviation Administration has detailed the process that airlines must follow to inspect — and if necessary, repair — the panels called door plugs, one of which broke loose on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Jan. 5. The plugs are used to seal holes left for extra doors on the Max 9 when an unusually high number of seats requires more exits for safety reasons. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker says his agency's review of everything that has happened since the accident, including gathering information about inspections of door plugs on 40 other planes, gives him confidence that they will be safe so long as the new inspection process is followed.

The Biden administration said Friday it is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Those grounded Boeing jets are coming back starting Friday

The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US continues to face pressure from regulators in the United States after regulators in Florida and Alaska told the crypto exchange that it can no longer serve its residents.

Alaska Airlines says the grounding of some Boeing planes will cost the airline $150 million

Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners, which have been grounded since a side panel blew out of a plane in midflight earlier this month. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that his agency's review of the scary incident on board an Alaska Airlines Boeing jet gave him confidence to clear a path for the planes to fly again. The official, Mike Whitaker, said the FAA would not agree to any Boeing request to expand production of Max planes until the agency is satisfied that quality-control concerns have been addressed.

A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta

Congress is getting involved in examining safety at Boeing after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner in midflight

Utqiaġvik in Alaska are set to witness their first sunrise of 2024 on Tuesday, marking the end of a prolonged period of darkness that lasted for 66 days. The polar night commenced on November 18, with the sun disappearing from the sky in this town located 500 miles north of Fairbanks. As daylight returns, it symbolizes the gradual shift in seasons and the resumption of a more regular day-night cycle in Utqiaġvik, as per a Fox report. Situated within the Arctic Circle, Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, made a significant change nearly a decade ago by reverting to its traditional Alaska Native name. This decision reflects a broader cultural embrace of indigenous identity and heritage in the town's nomenclature.