Read more Alaska Air stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10759/alaska-air.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 16 May 2012 15:57:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/122393/scorpion-stings-flier-on-alaska-air.htmlMary Papenfuss<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=824347&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110701035143' border='0' />An Oregon man flying to Alaska got a nasty sting on his arm during lunch, and was shocked to find a scorpion crawling on his skin. "In the movies, scorpions kill people," said Jeff Ellis, 55. "I was nervous, on edge, making sure that my heart was beating normal." Emergency...Oregon passenger Jeff Ellis shows the cell phone image of the scorpion which stung him while he was trying to sleep on a red-eye Alaska Airlines flight.http://www.newser.com/story/122393/scorpion-stings-flier-on-alaska-air.htmlFri, 01 Jul 2011 04:03:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6527/faa-orders-inspections-of-boeing-737s.htmlColleen Barry<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=22609&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401032732' border='0' />The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737s after a loose bolt punctured a China Airlines jet last week, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft. Southwest, Delta, Continental, AirTran, Alaska Air, ATA and Aloha Airlines have 24 days to check for loose nuts on...A China Airlines Boeing 737-800 explodes into flames at Naha Airport, Okinawa Prefecture (state), southern Japan, after arriving from Taiwan on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Tomoyasu Yamauchi)http://www.newser.com/story/6527/faa-orders-inspections-of-boeing-737s.htmlTue, 28 Aug 2007 04:30:59 CDT