Boeing's failure to provide adequate training to manufacturing staff was a driving factor in a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines mid-flight blowout.

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.

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday that the heroic actions of the crew aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived the terrifying incident last ...

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 ...

Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the ...

Boeing was required to adopt a more rigorous set of safety standards after a 2015 settlement, but the NTSB said that plan had only been in place for two years before the specific Alaska Airlines ...

The plane was at 16,000 feet when a door plug in the plane’s cabin flew off, creating a vacuum that pulled items from the ...

Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says The National Transportation Safety Board revealed its findings from the 17-month investigation Tuesday.

NTSB investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 FILE PHOTO: In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area ...