Both Airbus and Boeing have struggled to return aircraft production to pre-pandemic levels. Boeing has been dealing with production safety concerns following a 2024 mid-air blowout of a panel on a ...

A year removed from its restrained appearance at last year's gathering — after the Alaska Airlines 737 Max door-plug blowout and other safety mishaps — Boeing was regaining some of the lost ...

Last year, a door plug suddenly fell off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max, which also revived scrutiny of the plane maker’s manufacturing practices. Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft was involved in two ...

When an Alaska Airlines 737 Max lost a door plug during a January 2024 flight, regulators capped Boeing's production of the type. A seven-week strike then shut down key facilities, ...

When an Alaska Airlines 737 Max lost a door plug during a January 2024 flight, regulators capped Boeing's production of the type. A seven-week strike then shut down key facilities, ...

Jan. 5, 2024: A panel covering an unused emergency exit blows off a 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight. Pilots land the plane safely. Feb. 26, 2024: A panel of outside experts, ...

Boeing’s reputation took a hit last year following a series of mishaps at its planes, including a door plug detaching in midair on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 flight in January.

In January 2024, a panel flew off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX midflight near Portland, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the plane. Sponsored.

In other incidents just last year, a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max after takeoff. An investigation into that incident found the plane had left a Boeing factory without the four ...

Pope says Boeing is well along in its recovery from the dual shocks of 2024, starting with the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 door-plug blow-out on a flight from Portland to Los Angeles.

Stephanie Pope, Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief, is gauging the airframer's progress based on its ability to safely repeat a monthly production rate of 38 737 Max jets.