National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was jettisoned and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing, at a property where it was recovered in Portland, Oregon, U.S.
NTSB investigators examine the door plug of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
  • Airbus will learn lessons from the Boeing 737 Max blowout, said CEO Guillaume Faury.
  • The Max 9 lost its door plug in midair after leaving the factory without key bolts, the NTSB said.
  • "We are always trying to take all learnings from what's happening in the industry," Faury said.

Airbus is looking to learn lessons from Boeing's troubles following the Alaska Airlines blowout, its CEO said during a Thursday earnings call.

"We're obviously, like many other players in the industry, observing the development after the door plug event," said CEO Guillaume Faury.