Spirit AeroSystems and Boeing have engineered a new 737 Max door plug designed with enhanced safety features intended to prevent another midair blowout like last year's Alaska Airlines crisis.

Flight Global is reporting today that Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems have completed their redesign of the door plugs present on the Boeing 737 MAX 9.

While it feels like Boeing has been the subject of an endless stream of worrying quality control discoveries, it's been 18 months since a door plug blew out on a Boeing 737 Max at 14,830 feet over ...

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

NTSB officials still cannot say which Boeing employee or employees, during assembly, improperly closed the door plug that later blew out at 15,000ft during an Alaska Airlines flight.

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup system to keep the panels in place even if the bolts are missing ...

The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed during a repair.

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed during a repair.

The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed during a repair.

The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will be focused on preventing another terrifying event like the one involving a panel that flew off a Boeing 737 Max midair in January of 2024.