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The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 that lost a door plug shortly after takeoff out of Portland, Oregon, in January 2024.
The mid-exit door plug separated from the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane on Jan. 5, 2024, minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport.
Because Boeing’s instructions for employees lacked “clarity and conciseness,” workers missed opportunities to fix a mistake that nearly caused a disaster.
Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since 2024 incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said both organizations need to better identify manufacturing risks.
Boeing suffered another reputational blow after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ruled that the company was at fault for a terrifying incident in January 2024, in which a 737 Max 9 lost ...
The NTSB is calling out Boeing for improper training and oversight of its factory workers that caused the 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug incident.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration could have done more to ensure ...
The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.
Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the ...
By JOSH FUNK The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will be focused on preventing another terrifying event like the one involving a panel that flew off a Boeing 737 Max midair in ...
The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ...