WATCH: NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max midflight Nation Updated on Jun 24, 2025 1:42 PM EDT — Published on Jun 24, 2025 9:16 AM EDT ...

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

The NTSB released a summary of their investigation into the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout in 2024. It cited Boeing's failure to "provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight" to its workers.

A panel came off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 midair last year in an incident that was nearly disastrous but for the heroics of the crew, according to government investigators.

NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for ...

In this National Transportation Safety Board handout photo, plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737 Max, on January 7, 2024 in Portland, Ore.

An Alaska Airlines 737 Max lost a fuselage piece mid-flight, prompting an NTSB investigation. The NTSB attributes the incident to failures in Boeing's training, guidance, and FAA oversight.

The top section of the door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282's Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30 ...