PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — 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 trip from PDX to Ontario, California.

A year ago, a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident thrust Boeing back into the spotlight for safety concerns and manufacturing flaws.

Boeing says it is reducing defects by increasing inspection points, introducing a customer quality approval process and using employee feedback to address items in commercial airplane production. The ...

SEATTLE, Wash. — Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland was forced to make an emergency landing after a door plug blew out mid-flight. The plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9.

It's been a year since a cabin door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX in midair, and Boeing making improvements. Still, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration asserted ...

Jan. 3 (UPI) --Almost one year after a door plug blowout on one of its 737 Max jets led to an explosive decompression, Boeing is now detailing the steps it has taken to improve safety during the ...

SEATTLE — On Jan. 5, 2024, an aviation incident left passengers and the aerospace industry shaken after a door plug came off mid-flight on a Boeing plane. Passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight ...