A federal investigation revealed that major errors by Boeing led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max mid flight, putting the lives of 175 passengers and crew at risk. The National ...

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 … ...

After a year and half of investigating, the top U.S. aviation investigator formally determined that Boeing and its chief regulator were to blame for the Alaska Airlines blowout.

NTSB investigators have recovered the door plug from the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, flight 1282 that was found in the backyard of a home in Portland, Oregon. NTSB.

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.

Alaska Airlines grounds its Boeing 737-9 fleet after window blows out at 16,000 feet. By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press. Go Deeper. alaska airlines; aviation; aviation accidents; boeing; ...

Shares of Boeing dropped sharply on Monday as investors grew worried about possible damage to the businesses after a piece of fuselage on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out mid-flight.

NTSB/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Members of the NTSB examine the hole in the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max flight in which a door plug blew out in January 2024.

The heroic actions of 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 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 ...