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A flight from Omaha to Los Angeles made an emergency landing after losing radio contact with cabin crew, prompting the pilots to knock on the locked cockpit door due to a communication system failure, with no injuries reported.
An American Airlines flight operated by SkyWest made an emergency landing in Nebraska after losing contact with flight attendants and hearing knocking on the cockpit door, due to a malfunction with the inter-phone system.
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the cockpit door on the troubled Alaska Airlines flight unexpectedly swung open after a fuselage rupture, raising concerns about Boeing's lack of disclosure to pilots. This incident echoes previous criticism of Boeing's failure to inform pilots about airplane details, eroding trust and safety margins. Boeing will update its manual to clarify that the doors are designed to open, and the FAA will require a secondary barrier between the passenger cabin and cockpit on new commercial planes from 2025.