The NTSB says a series of failures led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines flight las year. The safety board formally recommended 19 changes to both Boeing and the FAA.

The flight attendants on board Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, where the door plug blew out in January 2024, are now suing ...

NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for ...

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.

NTSB/Getty Images via CNN Newsource Members of the NTSB examine the hole in the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max flight in which a door plug blew out in January 2024.

The National Transportation Safety Board's published a preliminary report on Alaska Airlines' blowout Tuesday. The report said several bolts were missing from a door plug that separated mid-flight ...

Meanwhile, the FAA has grounded 171 Boeing Max 9 planes, the same model used in Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. United Airlines said it is looking at how the door plug is installed on its planes.

NTSB member J. Todd Inman said the Alaska Airlines accident would have been worse if it had happened over the ocean and far from land, but the carrier had already restricted the plane used for ...

This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing a panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland ...