Alaska Airlines is ordering more than 100 Boeing jets, a purchase that the carrier’s fleet chief said will ensure it has locked in sought-after order slots through the middle of the next decade to expand. Alaska’s purchase plans are a vote of confidence in the airplane maker, whose 737 factory handed Alaska a 737 Max 9 two years ago without key bolts installed in a door plug. Read more: cnb.cx/4juozT7 | CNBC