Investigators concluded that the door panel on the newly manufactured Boeing 737 Max 9 had been removed to repair rivets on the frame of the plug. When Boeing personnel replaced the plug, four bolts, ...

The National Transportation Safety Board determined that "multiple system failures," including poor practices at Boeing and poor oversight by the Federal Aviation Association, caused the Alaska ...

The National Transportation Safety Board 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 ...

Monthly production for Boeing's 737 Max line remained capped by the Federal Aviation Administration at 38 jets a month.

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

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended more hands-on training and oversight at Boeing after an Alaska Airlines jet came apart in flight.

Because Boeing’s instructions for employees lacked “clarity and conciseness,” workers missed opportunities to fix a mistake that nearly caused a disaster.

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the flight of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet last year.

Inadequate training and supervision at Boeing cited as root cause of 2024 mid-air door plug incident FAA faulted for failing to correct Boeing’s kn ...

Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ...

Boeing will be back in the hot seat Tuesday as the National Transportation Safety Board holds a hearing to present its findings from an investigation into the terrifying incident in which a door ...

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing ...