Safety boss says it is 'absurd' Boeing failed to provide key information in the 737 Max investigation for 2 months

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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.

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3 passengers on the Alaska Airlines blowout flight are suing the carrier and Boeing for $1 billion

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Boeing 787 Max 9 interior showing missing door plug in NTSB photo of Alaska Airlines emergency landing
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Boeing whistleblower says he urged Alaska Airlines to ground the 737 Max before blowout — and calls regulators 'horribly asleep at the wheel'

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Ed Pierson, former senior manager at the 737 factory who approached a executive at the company with concerns about the 737. listen to FAA ADMINISTRATOR Stephen M. Dickson before a Oversight Hearing on December 11, 2019 in Washington, DC.
Ed Pierson testified before Congress in 2019.

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Boeing is delaying its 737 Max production expansion after the Alaska Airlines door plug incident

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Boeing 737 MAX9 takes part in a flying display over the Le Bourget Airport during the 52nd International Paris Air Show on June 22, 2017
Boeing had been ramping up production rates for the 737 Max jets before the Alaska Airlines incident in January drew FAA scrutiny.

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Boeing could face criminal prosecution as DoJ reviews deferred prosecution agreement, report says

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Plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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United Airlines is the latest carrier to raise bag fees. Here's how much more you'll have to pay.

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United Airlines bag counter
Major airline passengers will be paying more for checked bags.

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Airbus says it's observing the backlash to Boeing's door blowout and learning lessons from the saga — even though it wasn't involved

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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.

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Boeing 737 Max blowout 'makes us very humble,' says Airbus CEO

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Airbus chief executive officer Guillaume Faury delivers a speech at the Airbus plant in Blagnac, southwestern France, on July 10, 2023, in front of a company banner
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury.

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Passengers heard a 'whistling sound' on a previous flight on the same Boeing 737 that lost its door plug, lawsuit says

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The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Portland, Oregon
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Missing bolts were the culprit behind the Alaska Airlines blowout, preliminary investigation finds

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Plastic covers the exterior of the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
The National Transportation Safety Board said Alaska's 737 Max 9 plane left the Boeing factory without critical bolts.

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