Norwegian has entered into an agreement to purchase 11 LEAP-1B spare engines from CFM International. These fuel-efficient engines will support Norwegian’s growing fleet of modern Boeing 737 MAX ...

A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, shortly after the flight took off from Portland, forcing the plane to return to Portland ...

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ...

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 ...

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.

Updated July 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM CDT WASHINGTON — Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board say there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the flight of a ...

Those bolts were never found, and investigators believe they were likely discarded. Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are pictured outside a Boeing factory on March 25, 2024 in Renton, Wash. A midair door plug ...

The Max version of Boeing’s bestselling 737 airplane has been the source of persistent troubles for the company since two of the jets crashed, one in Indonesia in 2018 and another in Ethiopia in ...

The Boeing 737 Max 9 was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph when passengers described a loud “boom” and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone’s back.

The first six minutes of the flight to Southern California’s Ontario International Airport were routine. The Boeing 737 Max 9 was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more ...