Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 had its door plug blown out in midair on Jan. 5, 2024 on its ...
Boeing delivered 180 fewer commercial aircraft in 2024 than 2023 after a torrid year which began with a door plug separating ...
Investigators found that four key bolts had been missing from the door plug to the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft when it took off from Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5, 2024. The panel blew off at 16,000 ...
The aviation company started 2024 still recovering from two crashes. Days into the year, a door panel broke off mid-flight ...
The likely cause of the door plug blow out was four missing bolts, which would normally hold the plug in place. In August 2023, the fuselage of the 737 Max, manufactured by Kansas-based Spirit ...
The door plug was recovered from a backyard ... A month after the accident, investigators said in a preliminary report that bolts used to help secure the panel were not replaced after work ...
The FAA sent inspectors to production facilities and conducted an in-depth audit of the production line, simultaneously ...
One year ago, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9's mid-cabin door-plug blew out during flight, leaving passengers facing a gaping hole in the side of the jet while the pilots successfully landed the ...