Overview
- United Flight UA1093, a 737 MAX 8 from Denver to Los Angeles, diverted to Salt Lake City after a multilayer cockpit window cracked at cruise near Moab, Utah.
- One pilot sustained minor cuts from shattered glass, and all 134 passengers and six crew members were uninjured and rebooked to continue to Los Angeles.
- The NTSB is gathering radar, weather and flight‑recorder data, and the damaged windscreen is undergoing forensic examination at the agency’s lab.
- WindBorne Systems said one of its long‑duration balloons may be involved and reported to regulators that it has reduced time spent between 30,000 and 40,000 feet and is accelerating autonomous plane‑avoidance and hardware changes.
- The cause remains undetermined, and officials emphasize that a space‑debris strike on a commercial airliner is considered extraordinarily unlikely.