Boeing said it has implemented a quality control plan to ensure all 737 Max 9 midexit door plugs are installed "according to specifications," including new inspections of door plug assembly at ...
On January 5, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 door plug broke off shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport, ...
New details have emerged regarding how the door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off the jet mid-flight earlier this month. The investigation is focused on four bolts that hold the ...
In a statement Thursday, the FAA said its investigation will determine if Boeing failed to ensure that the “plug doors” installed on the 737 MAX 9 planes, which cover over an unused exit door ...
Earlier this year, passengers on board an Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to California had the fright of their lives when a "door plug" was ripped out of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft ...
"At the very least, installers missed something," former NTSB member John Goglia said after the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. "It calls into question the process." ...
A federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has 16 pending enforcement cases against Boeing, half of which have been opened since a door plug blew off a 737 Max in ...
Boeing has been plagued by a series of high-profile crises involving the 737 Max. Existing 737 Max 9s can still fly, but the FAA is restricting Boeing's production. Investors shouldn't expect ...
said the incident could have been "much more tragic" if people had been seated in the chairs next to the door plug. The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 ...
On an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, a door plug on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out soon after departure, leaving a massive hole in the side of the plane.