Jan 3, 2025 · Nearly a year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft, Boeing says it has made strides improving safety for airline passengers.

Jan 16, 2024 · Plug doors are installed on certain commercial aircraft to ensure emergency evacuations can be completed within 90 seconds. Some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft have plug doors, while others have mid-cabin emergency exit doors, depending on …

Mar 9, 2024 · Amid a federal investigation into what caused a door plug to blow off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in January, a Boeing top official said the company cannot find documents about the door plug and...

Jan 8, 2024 · As depicted in videos and described by witnesses, the door plug suddenly fell away with a loud pop, leaving a hole in the side of the plane. (A plug effectively seals a part of the plane that...

Mar 20, 2024 · Ripple effects of the door plug incident quickly hit airlines that bought dozens of new 737 Max 9 airliners only to see them idled — and then face skepticism from passengers once the aircraft were...

Jan 5, 2025 · A year after a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9, the manufacturer is outlining the progress it has made.

Feb 6, 2024 · Four key bolts were missing when a door plug blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet in midair last month. That's one of the findings of a preliminary investigation from the National Transportation...

Jun 28, 2024 · The missing paperwork on the 737 Max that lost a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight in January isn’t just making it difficult to find out who made the near tragic mistake.

Feb 6, 2024 · Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said evidence shows four bolts that hold the door plug in place on the Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing at the time of...

Jan 9, 2024 · The door plug for the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off during a flight's ascent on Friday, depressurizing the cabin and exposing passengers to open air thousands of feet above ground.