Authorities Ground Some Boeing 737s And Begin Investigation Following Alaska Airlines Emergency Landing
An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets. An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a portion of its fuselage seven minutes after takeoff 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) above Oregon Friday night, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing. None of the 171 passengers or six crew were seriously injured but the rapid loss of cabin pressure caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the two seats next to the part that tore off were unoccupied. The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the grounding of some Boeing Max 9 operated by U.S. airlines or flown into the country by foreign carriers until they are inspected. The emergency order affects about 171 planes worldwide. The NTSB has begun an investigation that is likely to last months and focus on the paneled-over exit door that blew off.
Joining to discuss is Leslie Josephs, airline reporter for CNBC who has been following the story, and Capt. John M. Cox, veteran aviation pilot and CEO of Safety Operating Systems.
With files from the Associated Press
DFS Explainer: Is This Daily Sports Life? Or Is It Just Gambling?
Fantasy sports have been around as long as sports have been around and friends have wanted to find new ways to outsmart one another in “ball knowledge.” Some have identified Daily Fantasy Sports, one of its more popular iterations, to have begun its rise in 2007 with Fantasy Sports Live releasing that year, one of the first DFS sites. Since then it’s market has only grown in size, with FanDuel and DraftKings leading the charge but platforms like PrizePicks dominating California. So what are the sites? Essentially, it’s a pay-to-play format where you build a team of players whose performances will impact whether or not you're paid out. For many, the format seems quite similar to sports gambling, which is illegal in California. So what separates the two?
Today on AirTalk, we offer an explainer on Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) with Adam Candee, managing editor for Legal Sports Report, and I. Nelson Rose, law professor Emeritus at Whittier College.
IUDs – Worthy Contraceptive Or Painful Hassle?
Intrauterine Devices, known as IUDs, are touted as a highly effective form of long-term birth control. Getting one isn’t a cakewalk for every person though. Reports have been made of painful procedures and negative side effects. So is it just not for everyone or are there things to consider to improve outcomes? Today on AirTalk, we discuss what you should know about IUDs. Have you had an IUD inserted before? What was your experience? Do you have a question about IUDs or other birth control options? Give us a call at 866-893-5722. Joining the conversation is Dr. Leena Nathan, an obstetrician-gynecologist at UCLA Health, and Dr. Maureen Baldwin, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).
SoCal History: How Los Angeles Became Smogtown
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Wait, I can’t see a thing? For this week's Southern California history segment, we are pulling our heads out of the clouds and taking a look at the history of smog. While the United States was in the midst of World War II, here in Los Angeles citizens were fighting a battle with air pollution. For decades the landscape was plagued with a thick lung-burning smoke in the air. The fight for clean air is far from over, but we’ve made great strides. Today on AirTalk, we dive into Southern California’s smoggy past. What are your memories of smog days? When did you notice a change in the air? Give us a call at 866-893-5722.
Joining the conversation are Chip Jacobs, Journalist and Co-author of Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles and Ed Avol, Professor Emeritus at Keck School of Medicine at USC in the department of population and public health science.
‘Becoming Ella Fitzgerald’ Provides A Fresh, Deeply-Researched Look At The Life And Career Of The Inimitable ‘Queen of Jazz’
There’s a reason they call Ella Fitzgerald the “First Lady of Song” -- because the world had never seen anything like her when she burst onto the music scene in the 1930s, and no one has ever done it quite like her since then. With a powerful and commanding yet beautiful and delicate voice that could transition effortlessly from a jazz standard to a sultry lounge song to a scatting swing tune, Fitzgerald carved her place among not just the greatest jazz singers of all time, but among the greatest singers to ever grace a stage anywhere. Northeastern University Professor Emerita and Music Historian Judith Tick provides the first full-scale biography of the so-called “Queen of Jazz” since her death in 1996 in the new book “Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song.” Tick paints the arc of Fitzgerald’s career from her sometimes troubled childhood in Yonkers, New York to her discovery in 1935 by Benny Carter and Chick Webb, the latter of whom would make her the singer of his band, to touring the world in the 1940s with Dizzy Gillespie and Jazz at the Philharmonic, to her exploration of the Great American Songbook in the 1950s and beyond, during which time she released her own spins on the works of greats like Cole Porter and Duke Ellington.
Today on AirTalk, Professor Tick joins Larry Mantle to talk about her new biography of Ella Fitzgerald -- and of course, we’ll listen to a few of the songs that defined her career.
