Three passengers who sued Alaska Airlines for $1 billion after a door plug blew out midflight in 2024 recently settled with ...

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

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 ...

An investigator examines the frame on a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 The Alaska Airlines flight suffered a near-catastrophe as a plane door plug blew out at 16,000ft ...

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The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

NTSB/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Members of the NTSB examine the hole in the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max flight in which a door plug blew out in January 2024.

NTSB identifies systemic failures in door plug blowout incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. Improvements made to prevent future accidents.