Boeing and Alaska Airlines have settled a $1 billion lawsuit out of court after a mid-flight door blowout incident left passengers frantic and afraid for their lives last year. The details of ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

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 on January 7, 2024. - NTSB/Getty Images ...

Three passengers who sued Alaska Airlines for $1 billion after a door plug blew out midflight in 2024 recently settled with the airline and Boeing. The Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet was flying from ...