The National Transportation Safety Board 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 Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement also led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines incident, the ...

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 ...

While it feels like Boeing has been the subject of an endless stream of worrying quality control discoveries, it's been 18 months since a door plug blew out on a Boeing 737 Max at 14,830 feet over ...

Because Boeing’s instructions for employees lacked “clarity and conciseness,” workers missed opportunities to fix a mistake ...

Three passengers who sued Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over a door plug that flew out mid-air have settled the ...

NTSB report reveals Boeing's inadequate training and guidance contributed to last year's door plug blowout incident.

A new 737 Max door plug design is engineered to make it more difficult for factory workers to install the door plug ...

The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...

The blow out during Alaska Airlines flight 1282 happened minutes after it took off from Portland International Airport in January 2024.

NTSB report reveals Boeing's inadequate training and guidance contributed to last year's door plug blowout incident.