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United Airlines says that it has found loose bolts during inspections of its 737 Max 9 fleet in the wake of a door plug getting blown out of an Alaska Airlines plane.
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday identified Boeing's inadequate worker training and systemic oversight failures as the primary cause of the midair door plug blowout on Alaska ...
Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says By Associated Press Published June 25, 2025, 9:33 a.m. ET ...
NTSB cites Boeing training failures and FAA oversight lapses in Alaska Airlines 737 Max door plug blowout; major safety reforms underway.
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 Alaska 737 Max 9’s left-side door plug blew out at nearly 15,000ft on 5 January last year, causing rapid depressurisation.
Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the planemaker into a major crisis ...
Boeing failed to provide adequate training and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in 2024, NTSB said.
The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured everyone survived last year when the door plug panel blew out of the plane.
On 5 January 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9 MAX (reg. N704AL), suffered a terrifying midair incident when its left mid-exit door (MED) plug blew out at 14,830 feet, leaving a gaping ...
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 … ...