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The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the mid exit panel missed their flight.
NTSB releases its final report on the blowout of a door plug on an Alaska flight in 2024.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, incident in which a door panel blew out on an Alaska flight.
It was horrifying enough for anyone when a door plug popped off an Alaska Airlines flight at more than 16,000 feet last year, causing an explosive decompression. But one mother’s nightmare was ...
The United States’ National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the lack of adequate “training, guidance and oversight” from Boeing for its factory workers was the reason behind the Alaska ...
The National Transportation Safety Board found Boeing and the FAA responsible for "multiple system failures," leading to Alaska Airlines' door blowing off mid-flight last year near Portland, Oregon.
An investigation by the NTSB into the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Boeing 737-9 has concluded that “multiple system failures” led to the incident.
The NTSB is calling out Boeing for improper training and oversight of its factory workers that caused the 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug incident.
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.
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 training.