Alaska airlines crash

Following the 31 January crash of Alaska Airlines (AA) Flight 261 (a 1992 MD-80) off coast of California, killing all 88 people on board, Boeing has urged carriers to check for faults in the stabilising system of around 2,000 planes in the series MD-80, MD-90, DC-9 and Boeing 717. The US Federal Aviation Administration are ensuring that 1,100 US-registered planes comply.