By David Koenig | The Associated Press Alaska Airlines says Boeing has paid the carrier $160 million in “initial compensation” for a panel that blew out of an Alaska Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner en route to Ontario in January. The airline said Thursday that it expects additional compensation, the terms of which it said are confidential. The payment covered Alaska’s pretax loss related to the accident, including lost revenue and the cost of returning its Max 9 fleet to service after the planes were grounded for three weeks. Also see: NTSB says bolts on Boeing jetliner were missing before a do ..read more

The San Bernardino Shrimp Shack Cajun Fusion location has closed. However, its owners have a plan for the restaurant. The eatery, 1725 W. Northpark Blvd., Suite A4, is being transformed into University Ave Pizzeria. If the owners are smart, they’ll make it a quick-serve pizza restaurant, a la MOD Pizza, Pieology and Blaze Pizza, since there are none of those types of pizza restaurants in San Bernardino. Shrimp Shack locations in Haven City Market in Rancho Cucamonga and the Riverside Food Lab remain open. Now open in San Bernardino Next door to the former Shrimp Shack, Mita’s Mexican Food has ..read more

U.S. Customs and Border Protection will start paying for its own operations at Ontario International Airport later this year. ONT will become a landing rights airport in October, moving away from the user-fee program in place since 2018. That means aircraft arriving internationally will be required to get permission to land in advance from Customs and Border Protection. Funding for the services will be a part of Customs and Border Protection’s budget, taking the $3.5 million per year financial responsibility off the airport. “When you’re a user fee airport, you pay for the services with regard ..read more

People have been posing as Ontario water systems representatives to gain entry into homes, the Ontario Police Department said Tuesday in a news release. Those posing say they must “test” the water, police said. Ontario Police said in a news release that the City of Ontario Municipal Utilities Company: Only performs residential visits when a customer has made a request and provided a reason. Will first discuss the request with the customer over the phone and generate a work order before responding to the home. Will respond in a city vehicle, be wearing a uniform, and provide credentials to ver ..read more

By Kiel Porter, Julie Johnsson and Siddharth Philip | Bloomberg Boeing Co. has been exploring the sale of at least two of its defense businesses, as the beleaguered aircraft manufacturer fights through its biggest crisis in years. Financial advisers have contacted potential buyers on Boeing’s behalf to gauge interest in several smaller units, according to people familiar with the discussions, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are confidential. The efforts have been underway for about a year, predating the Jan. 5 accident that has placed the planemaker under intense scrut ..read more

There’s definitely some “boing” in Ontario and San Bernardino, thanks to the arrival of two bounce house events — each touting themselves as the “world’s largest and world’s biggest.” FUNBOX, which calls itself the “world’s biggest bounce park,” returned to Ontario Mills shopping and outlet mall Friday, March 8, and will be up through Mother’s Day. The Big Bounce America, home to “the world’s largest bounce house,” will roll into San Bernardino from Friday, March 22, through Sunday, March 24, at the San Bernardino Soccer Complex. Three-year-old Andrew Murillo goes through the mazes inside ..read more

UPS plans to eliminate a shift at its regional air hub at Ontario International Airport next month, resulting in 333 layoffs. In a March 6 notice to the state Employment Development Department, the delivery giant said the cuts, effective April 27, are tied to a “volume loss in our network.” “We often evaluate our operations and flex our network to meet volume demands,” UPS said in a statement issued Wednesday, March 13. “This allows us to continue delivering industry-leading service while also maintaining competitive prices.” Also see: Nearly a million US union members got double-digit ra ..read more

A Moreno Valley man suspected of shooting another driver on the westbound 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights was arrested Thursday afternoon, March 7, at his home, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers took Michael F. Vickers, 50, into custody about eight hours after the road-rage shooting was reported to them. Vickers was booked on suspicion of attempted murder, driving without a license, driving with a suspended license, and failure to appear in court on a traffic citation, Riverside Country sheriff’s booking records show. Initially, the CHP said the shooting happened on the freew ..read more

By Ryan Beene, Julie Johnsson and Alan Levin | Bloomberg US regulators issued a scathing report on Boeing Co.’s safety culture, putting further pressure on the company as it contends with the fallout from a near-catastrophic accident at the start of the year. The US planemaker was faulted for ineffective procedures and a breakdown in communications between senior management and other members of staff, according to the long-awaited report released Monday by the Federal Aviation Administration. Constant changes to complex procedures and trainings led to confusion, a panel of safety experts found ..read more

A former bartender at Red Lobster in San Bernardino has sued the restaurant chain, claiming she was mistreated by her manager for being a lesbian and later fired for complaining of his failure to follow COVID-19 safety protocols. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, Feb. 20 in San Francisco County Superior Court on behalf of Nora Nunez, targets Red Lobster Hospitality LLC, General Manager Michael Waller and Geoff Reder, the company’s director of operations. Nunez, 42, currently lives in San Francisco. It alleges Red Lobster violated California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act by failing to prevent di ..read more