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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A crack was discovered in the cockpit window of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft mid-flight

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An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 737-800.
An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 737-800.

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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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Why the Boeing 737 Max seems to have so many issues

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It seems every few months Boeing has major or minor issues with its Max family of airliners.

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Boeing CEO says the Alaska Airlines blowout was caused by a 'quality escape'

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National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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Alaska Airlines cancels hundreds more flights in wake of Boeing 737 Max 9 incident

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An Alaska Airlines plane.

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Boeing's fuselage blowout is the latest in a string of headaches for the planemaker. Here's a roundup of its past issues.

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Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 sits parked after an emergency landing over a door plug blowing out midflight.

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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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