What happened to Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 this week involves a door plug. This is different from a plug door (more on that shortly), and is simply the term for a door that comes standard on ...

But on January 5, 2024, when Boeing’s two-month-old 737 MAX 9 narrowly escaped disaster after a mid-cabin door plug blew out, causing explosive depressurization of the aircraft cabin on Alaska ...

The "door plug" that flew off during Friday's flight was in use because the Alaska Airlines' jet was configured to hold fewer than the maximum 220 passengers that could be packed onto a 737 Max 9.

What to know about Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and the investigation into its door plug blowout The panel in the fuselage of the Boeing 737 Max 9 detached after takeoff on a flight from Portland ...

After a door panel blew out on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, we sought answers about the safety of air travel.

The Federal Aviation Administration late Sunday recommended airlines operating Boeing 737-900ER jets inspect their door plugs, which have the same design as the grounded 737 Max 9 fleet.

While there isn't anything that technically prevents anyone from opening an exit door, as there's no code or key required, it's the pressurization system that prevents the doors from being opened when ...

A domestic flight operated by Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found in a window in the cockpit of the Boeing 737-800 plane ...

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