Boeing is adding more 737 airplane inspections as company says it's 'clear that we are not where we need to be'

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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet.
Boeing announced it will take additional quality assurance measures following the Alaska Airlines midflight blowout fiasco.

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Sully performed the Miracle on the Hudson 15 years ago. Now the airliner is going back on display — see the restored plane.

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Captain Sully in the cockpit of the A320 that he crash-landed in the Hudson after it went on display.
Captain "Sully" Sullenberger crash-landed a jetliner on the Hudson River in 2009, and all 150 people onboard lived.

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A major Chinese airline may delay the delivery of an order of Boeing 737 Max jets to do extra safety inspections amid the door plug blowout saga

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This photo taken on June 5, 2019 shows grounded China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft parked in a line at Urumqi airport, in China's western Xinjiiang region.

Alaska Airlines is reviewing Boeing's quality control after a 'candid' meeting with its CEO about the mid-air 737 Max 9 door plug blowout

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Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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Boeing's quality control process and company culture are being heavily scrutinized after the 737 Max Flight 1282 blowout

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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.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine the door plug found in a backyard in Portland, Oregon.

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The man whose iPhone fell out of an Alaska Airlines flight says he was sleeping when it happened: 'Next thing I know I'm like oh sh*t, there's a big hole'

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A Boeing 737-990 (ER) operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City.
A man whose phone fell out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 last week told the LA Times he was sleeping when it happened and also lost his shoe and sock.

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Airbus compounded Boeing's awful week by cementing its status as the world's biggest plane manufacturer for a 5th year running

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Guillaume Faury, President of the Airbus Commercial Aircraft poses during the presentation of the new Airbus A220-300 on July 10, 2018 at the Airbus delivery center, in Colomiers, southwestern France.
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and an A220.

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2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year

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A Polar Airlines' Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft is serviced at an airport in Yakutsk, Russia.
A Polar Airlines' Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft is serviced at an airport in Yakutsk, Russia.

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737 Max 9 grounding extended as aviation bosses say they'll prioritize safety, not speed over the Alaska Airlines blowout

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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The Alaska Airlines cockpit voice recorder data was lost because it wasn't retrieved within 2 hours, NTSB says

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Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7
The NTSB's John Lovell examines the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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