The culprit was a separate issue from the rivets involved in the door plug. A defect in the rear of 737 fuselages supplied by Spirit had been discovered by Boeing the month before. Fixing the ...

The FAA said Thursday it has launched an investigation into possible failures by Boeing related to the Alaska Airlines-operated Max 9 aircraft that lost an emergency exit door panel midflight last ...

A preliminary NTSB report revealed that four bolts were missing from a door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9, causing rapid decompression. The report pointed to manufacturing ...

The Boeing executive ticked off a list of accomplishments—fewer defects and more frequent supplier updates—since he had addressed the group last February, weeks after a door-plug blew off an ...

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 ...

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 ...

On January 21, the agency recommended that, as an added layer of safety, airlines should visually inspect the 737-900ER mid-exit door plugs to ensure the door is properly secured. The 737-900ER is ...

Spirit makes the body for the 737 Max, including installing the door plugs on models configured not to use the optional emergency exits, at its plant in Wichita, Kansas. Peter has worked as a news ...

(CNN) — Boeing’s 737 Max 9 model returned to service Friday ... grounded the Boeing jets three weeks ago following a door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282. Alaska Airlines COO ...