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

While it feels like Boeing has been the subject of an endless stream of worrying quality control discoveries, it's been 18 months since a door plug blew out on a Boeing 737 Max at 14,830 feet over ...

The plug on the Alaska Airlines jet was removed and the bolts taken off in a Boeing factory to repair rivets. Witnesses for Spirit and Boeing testified about safety systems and inspection processes.

A new 737 Max door plug design is engineered to make it more difficult for factory workers to install the door plug ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, incident in which a door panel blew out on an Alaska flight.

The safety board’s investigation found earlier this year that the plane, a 737 Max 9, left the Boeing factory in Renton, Wash., missing bolts that should have held in place the door plug that ...

Nearly one year after a door plug blew off a 737 MAX 9, Boeing says it is making progress in safety and quality. To stream KGW on your phone, you need the KGW app. Download the KGW app ...

While it feels like Boeing has been the subject of an endless stream of worrying quality control discoveries, it's been 18 months since a door plug blew out on a Boeing 737 Max at 14,830 feet over ...

NTSB says Boeing, FAA share blame for door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight 02:37. The National Transportation Safety Board has issued new safety recommendations to the Federal Aviation ...