Overview

• Alaska Airlines has been the subject of a satirical sketch on 'Saturday Night Live' following a midair blowout on one of its flights.
• The sketch mocked the airline's response to the incident, suggesting new safety measures such as tightening the bolts that hold the plane together.
• The incident, which occurred earlier this month, involved a panel blowing out of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet mid-flight, causing depressurization.
• The sketch also referenced another incident involving an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who allegedly attempted to shut off a plane's engines during a flight.
• Following the incident, Alaska Airlines grounded its fleet of MAX 9 jets and announced that preliminary inspections had discovered 'some loose hardware' on some aircrafts.