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 both ...

Four flight attendants on the Alaska Airlines, 737 MAX 9 plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January last ...

The recommendation follows the FAA's grounding of 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after the Jan. 5 mid-air cabin blowout of a door plug on an eight-week-old Alaska Airlines Max 9 jet.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing have not been able to determine who removed a door plug in a new 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 that suffered an in ...

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft was ...

The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX ·Reuters David Shepardson Updated Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 7:24 PM2 min read ...

A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5, an attorney representing passengers in a lawsuit ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board and Boeing have not been able to determine who removed a door plug in a new 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 that suffered an ...

The Boeing 737 Max 9 was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud “boom” and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board is conducting a new round of interviews with Boeing and Federal Aviation Administration personnel this week in its probe of the January ...

The Boeing 737 Max 9 was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph (640 kph) when passengers described a loud “boom” and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off ...

Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says By: Josh Funk, The Associated Press Posted: 10:56 PM CDT Monday, Jun. 23, 2025 Last Modified: 5:41 PM CDT Tuesday, Jun ...