On a typical day, Alaska Airlines operates roughly 1,500 flights, most of them guided by a team of dispatchers on the sixth floor of an office building near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport known as “The Hub.”

GettyMitch Garver #18 of the Seattle Mariners tosses his bat after hitting a one-run home run during the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on September 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference with his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbia Palace, in Belgrade, Serbia, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. /Darko Vojinovic)

Mohammad Akhtar, 50, from Peterborough killed during clashes between authorities and protesters

A Porter Airlines flight in Canada was canceled last week after a young child refused to sit down and buckle up, forcing the plane back to the terminal and delaying it past the airport’s runway closure

Maj. Robert “Magyar” Brovdi stands in the control room during a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle operation targeting Russian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. /Dan Bashakov)