The blame for a horrifying mid-flight blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight last year is shared by plane manufacturer Boeing, its supplier Spirit Aerosystems and the Federal Aviation ...

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended more hands-on training and oversight at Boeing after an Alaska Airlines ...

The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured everyone survived last year when the door plug panel blew out of the plane.

The mid-exit door plug separated from the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane on Jan. 5, 2024, minutes after Flight 1282 took ...

The midair blowout in January 2024, which left a gaping hole in the side of the plane operated by Alaska Airlines, didn’t result in any fatalities, but it plunged Boeing into crisis as regulators and ...

Investigators concluded that the door panel on the newly manufactured Boeing 737 Max 9 had been removed to repair rivets on ...

Inadequate training and supervision at Boeing cited as root cause of 2024 mid-air door plug incident FAA faulted for failing to correct Boeing’s kn ...

One of a team of 24 had opened a door-plug before, but he was on vacation — leading the NTSB to criticise Boeing's on-the-job ...

NTSB faults Boeing for lack of safety protocols in 737 Max door plug blowout. Updated June 24, 2025 4:05 PM ET Originally published June 24, 2025 3:47 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered.

The National Transportation Safety Board warned that certain CFM engines installed in some Boeing 737 Max jets may feed smoke ...

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board is issuing a rare urgent safety bulletin warning of potential problems with the jet engines on Boeing 737 Max aircraft.