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NTSB Chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight By JOSH FUNK The Associated Press,Updated June 24, 2025, 11:51 a.m.

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight Associated Press June 24, 2025 / 10:01 am ...

Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the planemaker into a major crisis ...

NTSB human performance investigator Sabrina Woods notes Boeing lost thousands of experienced workers as it downsized following two 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019 and then early during the Covid ...

Business NTSB Chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight By JOSH FUNK (Associated Press) June 24, 2025 7:15 a.m. Updated: June 24, 2025 9:07 a.m.

The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed during a repair.

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

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines ...

Boeing 737 MAX airliners are pictured at the company’s factory in Renton, Washington, on Sept. 12, 2024. Boeing delivered 60 airplanes in June, the most since December 2023, weeks before a door ...

Boeing delivered 60 airplanes last month, the most since December 2023, as the plane maker seeks to raise production of its bestselling 737 Max jets after a series of manufacturing and safety ...