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

The blame for a horrifying mid-flight blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight last year is shared by plane manufacturer Boeing, its supplier Spirit Aerosystems and the Federal Aviation ...

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.

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

Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since 2024 incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said both organizations need to better identify manufacturing risks.

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

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 ...

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.

The heroic actions by 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 said Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration could have done more to ensure ...

The blow out aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off and created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin.

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.