US safety investigators pointed to breakdowns in Boeing Co.’s manufacturing processes as well as poor oversight by the US Federal Aviation Administration as key factors that led to a panel blowing off a 737 Max aircraft shortly after takeoff last year.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. National Transportation Safety Board investigation found ineffective actions by Boeing and ineffective oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration that led to a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the planemaker into a major crisis,

The National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the Alaska Airlines flight door plug blowout during a hearing on Tuesday, nearly a year-and-a-half into its investigation of the incident.