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The aircraft manufacturer and the airline settled out of court for the door plug blowout on the infamous January 2024 flight.
A government investigation into a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane's door-plug blowout has been hampered by a lack of repair records and security camera footage, the National Transportation Safety Board's ...
Investigators concluded that the door panel on the newly manufactured Boeing 737 Max 9 had been removed to repair rivets on the frame of the plug. When Boeing personnel replaced t ...
For the first time since the Alaska door plug blowout, Boeing brought reporters into the Boeing 737 MAX factory in Renton, Washington.The tightly controlled tour started with an explanation of ...
Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the incident sparked a fresh round of scrutiny for Boeing and the FAA.
Another accident like Boeing’s door plug blowout could happen again, NTSB chair says By Chris Isidore, CNN 2 min read Published 9:12 AM EST, Wed February 7, 2024 ...
Boeing's door plug blowout cost airlines. ... Alaska said Thursday its results were "significantly impacted" by the door plug blowout and subsequent grounding of its fleet of 737-9 MAX planes.
Boeing security footage, which may have offered insight into how a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight, was “overwritten,” the NTSB says.
The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on how a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 at 16,000 feet over Portland, Oregon last month. The findings are as bad ...
The US Justice Department is scrutinizing the midair blowout last month of a Boeing Co. door plug on an Alaska Air flight, in a move that could expose the company to criminal prosecution ...
Boeing has already implemented initial simplified installation plans for 737 production, the company said. The likely cause of the door plug blow out was four missing bolts, which would normally ...
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have settled a lawsuit out of court with several passengers aboard the plane that suffered a door ...