A year ago, a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight. The incident thrust Boeing back into the spotlight for safety concerns and manufacturing flaws.
Pictures obtained from Boeing show that the door plug was then closed without bolts in three locations visible in the photos. The picture was attached to a text message between Boeing team members ...
Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland was forced to make an emergency landing after a door plug blew out mid-flight. The plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9. “The oxygen ...
(CNN) — Nearly a year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft, Boeing says it has made strides improving safety for airline passengers. The company announced Friday that ...
Spirit AeroSystems shareholders have agreed to a Boeing buy out that would see the Wichita-based firm rejoin the planemaker ...
The 787 was sadly delayed three years. In 2024, there was an incident with a Boeing 737 Max plane in which a door plug blew out after takeoff. Although I retired in 2017, I think this was caused ...