An Alaska Airlines 737 MAX suffered a terrifying mid-flight door plug failure, forcing an emergency landing. Looking back, pilots analyze the ATC communications and the crew’s life-saving response.

One year ago, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9’s mid-cabin door-plug blew out during flight, leaving passengers facing a gaping hole in the side of the jet while the pilots successfully ...

A door panel in the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max broke off and flew into the sky 16,000 feet over Oregon, leaving the company struggling to explain how the plane had gone into service ...

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is being called to Washington, D.C., again to explain the FAA’s role in the Boeing 737 Max door plug blowout in January. Whitaker will appear before an ...

it is an eight-year-old 737-900ER. The plane was subsequently repaired and finally flew to SEA as AS9201 on Friday, arriving around 15:00. If the aircraft indeed experienced door issues ...

Related U.S. prosecutors file details of Boeing’s plea deal related to 737 Max crashes By David Koenig, Associated Press Boeing to acquire key supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion amid push to ...

Boeing Co. is redesigning the fuselage component that blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 aircraft mid-flight ... that would prevent the so-called door plug from being closed until it’s firmly ...

Investigators have said the door plug in the new Alaska MAX 9 was missing four key bolts. The hearings are reviewing key issues, including 737 manufacturing and inspections, safety management and ...

The incident badly damaged Boeing’s reputation and led to the MAX 9 being grounded for two weeks, a ban by the FAA on expanding production, a criminal investigation and the departure of several ...

Boeing is working on design changes to the 737 Max that will prevent a door plug from being closed if there are issues with it, Lund said during Tuesday’s hearing. The company, she said ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The National Transportation Safety Board will kick off a two-day investigative hearing Tuesday morning into the door plug blowout ... after the Boeing 737 MAX 9 took ...

A new report from the Wall Street Journal reveals the chaos behind the scenes at a Boeing 737 factory before the door plug on one of its planes blew out midair on a flight full of passengers ...