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TikTok user, @strawberr.vy, captured the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft descend after a large section of the aircraft flew off. (@strawberr.vy/TikTok)

Trident shares rise over 19%, rally 29% in seven days; here’s why The FAA's emergency airworthiness directive, issued on Saturday, mandated the temporary grounding of over 170 aircraft globally, affecting approximately 171 planes. This directive requires thorough inspections before the resumption of flight operations. The impact is specifically on U.S.

By Lisa Barrington, Joanna Plucinska and David Shepardson

Puri-Hatia Express train (18452) faced an unexpected predicament as the chains supporting the middle berths in the S-6 coach went missing, causing distress and seating challenges. The incident occurred near Bhubaneswar station, leading to panic among passengers, especially those assigned middle berths who were left without suitable sitting or sleeping arrangements for the night. A passenger who boarded the train at Puri noticed the missing chains after departure, prompting commotion among fellow travelers.

aviation regulator said on Monday that checks by domestic airlines of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft had been performed satisfactorily after a cabin panel blew out on a new Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft last week. India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday ordered all Indian operators with the 737 Max 8 aircraft to check the operation and proper closing of all over-wing emergency exits as a precautionary measure. Indian airlines do not operate the 737 Max 9 aircraft. The Alaska Airlines aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday as it climbed out of Portland, Oregon, triggering a temporary grounding of Max 9 jets in the United States. Checks have been satisfactorily performed on four 737 Max 8 aircraft operated by Air India Express, eight by Spicejet, and 20 by Akasa Air, the Indian regulator said in a statement. Spicejet said on Monday that the investigations produced no adverse findings and that its flight operations were not affected by the checks.

(Reuters) — A serious mid-air breach has landed planemaker Boeing (NYSE:BA) in the regulatory crosshairs just as it was awaiting approval of new models of its best-selling MAX jet.

By Valerie Insinna and David Shepardson

Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft sees window blowout on Alaska Airlines. Top 10 Updates Alaska Airlines on Saturday said it will ground its entire fleet of Boeing Co. 737 Max-9 aircraft temporarily.

By Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher

Quiver Quantitative — In a critical development, U.S. congressional leaders have reached an agreement on the fiscal year 2024 spending cap, setting it at $1.59 trillion. This bipartisan agreement, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Mike Johnson, significantly reduces the risk of a government shutdown. This deal allows the appropriations committees to commence negotiations on detailed spending bills for federal agencies, ensuring continuity in government operations.

By Luis Jaime Acosta

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said TMC leader Sahajahan Sheikh, the key accused in the assault case on ED officials, is still present in Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, despite his efforts to illegally cross over to Bangladesh. Sheikh has been on the run since Friday's mob assault on Enforcement Department (ED) sleuths during a raid at his residence in connection with the ration distribution scam.

By David Shepardson, Valerie Insinna and Tim Hepher

By Valerie Insinna, Tim Hepher and David Shepardson

Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) grounded its fleet of 65 Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 Max planes after an incident involving a section of one of the planes ripping off in midair during a flight.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were attacked in West Bengal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury—leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha—Sunday criticized the central enforcement agency as “an idiot" and the ruling Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in the state over the incident. "What will ED do? ED is itself an idiot," the West Bengal Congress chief said. On January 5, the economic intelligence agency team was attacked and its vehicles were damaged in Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas district when the central arrived to raid the house of block level TMC functionaries Shahjahan Sheikh--a close aide of state minister Jyotipriyo Mallick--and Shankar Adhya, and their relatives in connection with alleged ration scam.

Mumbai has stirred concerns about passenger safety as a citizen captured footage of an Uber driver watching videos on his mobile phone while navigating through busy streets. The passenger, identified as Venkat, shared the video on social media, expressing alarm over the driver's unsafe behaviour during the ride. In the video, the Uber driver is seen scrolling through content on his phone, which was placed on his lap while driving. Venkat took to social media, posting, «I am not feeling safe to travel in @Uber_India these days as the drivers are driving dangerously.

Air Canada Flight 137, bound from Toronto to Calgary, prompting an unscheduled reroute to Winnipeg. The incident reportedly involved a 16-year-old passenger from Grande Prairie allegedly engaging in a mid-air altercation, assaulting a family member.

Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in Portland, Oregon, led the Federal Aviation Administration to order some U.S. airlines to stop using some Max 9 planes until they are inspected. The order will affect about 171 planes owned by Alaska, United and other airlines. The episode also raised troubling new questions about the safety of a workhorse aircraft design dogged by years of problems and multiple deadly crashes. No one was seriously injured in Friday's incident. The jetliner returned to the airport shortly after the plane's fuselage broke open in midair, leaving a door-size hole in the side of the aircraft. Within hours of the episode, Alaska Airlines said it would ground all 65 of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in its fleet until mechanics could carefully inspect each plane. Later on Saturday, the FAA ordered the temporary grounding of planes in some other airlines' fleets. The National Transportation Safety Board also said it was investigating the cause of the incident. Jessica Kowal, a spokesperson for Boeing, said in a statement, «We agree with and fully support the FAA's decision to require immediate inspections of 737-9 airplanes with the same configuration as the affected airplane.» And although the particular technical issue that led to Friday's scare appeared unique, Boeing's 737 Max airliners have perhaps the most worrisome history of any modern jetliner currently in service.

Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft following a cabin panel blowout late Friday that forced a brand-new airplane operated by Alaska Airlines to make an emergency landing. «The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,» FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said on Saturday. «Safety will continue to drive our decision-making as we assist the NTSB's investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.»

Boeing faces new scrutiny about the safety of its best-selling plane after federal officials announced the temporary grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max planes on Saturday, following a harrowing flight in which an Alaska Airlines jetliner was left with a gaping hole in its side. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was requiring immediate inspections of Max 9 planes operated by U.S. airlines or flown in the United States by foreign carriers.