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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Boeing workers are willing to strike to get a 40% pay rise, union leader says

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Boeing 737-900er passengers aircraft of Alaska Airlines on its way to San Francisco is seen before take-off at John F. Kennedy Airport on January 8, 2024
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER.

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The Boeing 737 Max blowout has sparked a rare wave of public criticism from airline CEOs and the FAA, with harsh words flying about its quality control

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is departing a meeting with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Hart Senate Office Building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2024
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun.

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Boeing is in the 'last chance saloon,' the boss of an airline which placed a $52 billion order just 3 months ago warns

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An Emirates Boeing 777.

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Supplier of Boeing 737 Max planes finds misdrilled holes during production, impacting 50 aircraft, report says

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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022
A Boeing 737 Max.

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Boeing CEO's said he's 'sort of glad' he was forced to halt expansion of 737 Max production

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is departing a meeting with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) in the Hart Senate Office Building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on January 25, 2024
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun.

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Boeing will reward employees 'for speaking up to slow things down,' CEO says

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An experimental Boeing 737 Max 10 jet airliner readies for its flying display in front of Boeing workers at the Farnborough Airshow, on 20th July 2022
A 737 Max 10 and Boeing staff at the 2022 Farnborough Airshow.

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We now have more details on what happened with the Alaska Airlines door plug — and how Boeing plans to address quality issues

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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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Boeing suspended its financial guidance and said it is focused solely on 'comprehensive actions' to improve the quality of its planes

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A Boeing 737 Max is displayed during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, on July 18, 2022
A Boeing 737 Max.

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2 ex-Boeing staffers said they wouldn't fly on the 737 Max, citing pressure to 'rush the planes out the door'

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Alaska Airlines mechanics inspect the door plug on a 737 Max.
Alaska Airlines staff inspect a Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug.

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