The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...

Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the incident sparked a fresh round of scrutiny for Boeing and the FAA.

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

The National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the Alaska Airlines flight door plug blowout during a hearing on Tuesday, nearly a year-and-a-half into its investigation ...

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 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 ...

The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of ...

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.

NTSB identifies systemic failures in door plug blowout incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. Improvements made to prevent future accidents.

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

In January 2024, a door plug blew out of an Alaska Airlines jet midair after moving off a set of stops designed to keep it attached to the plane, investigators said. The National Transportation ...