The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ...

The blame for a horrifying mid-flight blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight last year is shared by plane manufacturer Boeing, its supplier Spirit Aerosystems and the Federal Aviation ...

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

The mid-exit door plug separated from the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane on Jan. 5, 2024, minutes after Flight 1282 took ...

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 ...

Investigators concluded that the door panel on the newly manufactured Boeing 737 Max 9 had been removed to repair rivets on ...

One of a team of 24 had opened a door-plug before, but he was on vacation — leading the NTSB to criticise Boeing's on-the-job ...

NTSB faults Boeing for lack of safety protocols in 737 Max door plug blowout. Updated June 24, 2025 4:05 PM ET Originally published June 24, 2025 3:47 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered.

The nation's top safety investigators concluded that a lack of basic safety processes at Boeing, coupled with an ...

Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX ...

In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on January 7, 2024 in Portland ...

The NTSB hearing Tuesday comes at a fraught time for Boeing, which is now part of an investigation into the fatal crash of a 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India this month.