known as a door plug, and there is one on each side of the plane. During the investigation, both Alaska Airlines and United Airlines found loose bolts on their 737-9 Max planes. United Airlines ...

A door panel that blew off of an Alaska Airlines ... The bolts that secure the panel to the fuselage had been removed from the Boeing 737 Max 9 during repair work at Boeing’s factory in Renton ...

Boeing is redesigning the fuselage component that blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 aircraft mid-flight ... changes that would prevent the so-called door plug from being closed until it’s ...

Initial inspections on grounded Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 737 Max 9 aircraft have revealed additional aircraft with faulty panels sealing emergency exit doors, including bolts that needed tightening.

The Times story said Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems, which originally installed the panel on the Boeing 737 Max 9 fuselage, was not primarily responsible. "The reason the door blew off is stated ...

Four bolts should have kept the left door plug secure to prevent it from moving upwards and disengaging from the Boeing 737 Max 9, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said ...

Several bolts were missing from a door plug that blew out mid-flight from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane in January, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board ...

This comes after Alaska Airlines already temporarily grounded its fleet of 65 737-9 Max aircraft on Friday after a door plug detached during Flight 1282 from Portland to Ontario, California.

The company expected to ramp up production in 2024. Instead, a panel called a door plug blew off a 737 Max shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, in early January. In the wake of the ...

Boeing has been plagued by a series of high-profile crises involving the 737 Max. Existing 737 Max 9s can still fly, but the FAA is restricting Boeing's production. Investors shouldn't expect ...

Outgoing US Transport Chief Says Boeing Has More to Do After 737 MAX Incident By David Shepardson ... improve its culture are unfinished after a door panel missing four key bolts flew off a ...

SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines has resumed flying the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircrafts on Friday afternoon ... grounded the aircraft nearly three weeks ago after a door plug blew out from the plane ...