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Off the Charts: Seattle is the priciest tourist city in the U.S. Should you go to Portland instead?

KUOW compared tourist must-haves in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver to find the most affordable city for tourists looking to get that Pacific Northwest experience this summer.
Teo Popescu
Arts & Life

With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery

A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.
Alina Selyukh
National

They had 3 suitcases and faced 5 flights of stairs. That's when a stranger appeared

Alice Claus and her sister were exhausted after a long flight to Budapest. Then a young man on the street offered help right when they needed it.
Laura Kwerel

Brigid McCarthy
Business

Boeing takes responsibility for 737 Max 9 failure: 'We caused the problem'

During a call with investors Wednesday, Boeing CEO David Calhoun didn't focus on financials, and instead took responsibility for a recent in-flight airplane malfunction.
Monica Nickelsburg
Government

Restoring trust is Boeing's big task

Boeing is trying to reassure customers its planes are safe. The company announced this week that it will beef up inspections after a doorplug blew out of a MAX 9 over a week ago. The company has struggled with quality control the last few years. Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates is here to talk about how the story’s developing.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Business

FAA expands oversight of Boeing amid investigation into in-flight blowout

The Federal Aviation Administration is launching a new plan to ensure Boeing’s manufacturing process produces airplanes that are safe to fly.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

FAA launches investigation into Boeing after in-flight blowout

The Federal Aviation Administration is formally investigating Boeing over an incident Friday in which a piece of a 737 Max 9 flew off in-flight.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Alaska cancels all 737 Max 9 flights through Saturday

Alaska Airlines said Wednesday it will cancel all flights scheduled on the 737-9 Max jets through Saturday amid investigations into the aircraft’s safety.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Boeing holds employee all-hands meeting amid mounting safety concerns

Boeing held an all-hands safety meeting Tuesday after reports from two airlines indicated Friday’s in-flight incident may not have been an isolated event.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

After Alaska flight loses door plug at 16,000 feet, questions about Boeing Max planes linger

On Friday, 20 minutes after takeoff and at an elevation of 16,000 feet, a door plug on the side of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 ripped off midair. As oxygen masks dropped from the ceiling, some of the 171 passengers took videos on their phones of the gaping hole in the side of the jet. After quickly circling back to Portland, Ore., the plane landed safely. Now all the attention is on what could have happened aboard that Boeing 737 Max 9.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan

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