The NTSB says Boeing and the FAA could have done more to ensure the safety of the Boeing 737 Max ...

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the company that made and installed the door plug — are redesigning them with another backup ... The NTSB urged the companies and the regulator to make sure every 737 ...

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

The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured everyone survived last year when the door plug panel blew out of the plane.

The blow out during Alaska Airlines flight 1282 happened minutes after it took off from Portland International Airport in January 2024.

Aviation Systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max during Alaska Airlines flight, NTSB says By Josh Funk, Associated Press Published: June 24, 2025 ...