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United and Alaska Airlines will start flying the stricken Boeing 737 Max 9 again within days

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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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Workers who build Boeing 737s will stop for a day to take lessons on quality control

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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 from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

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The FAA's investigation into Boeing is getting wider as it flags another plane model for door-plug inspections

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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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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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Boeing's new Max 9 problems aren't going away soon

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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.
The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 that Friday's incident occurred on.

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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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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 737 Max is Boeing's best-selling jet — and in recent years, one of its deadliest

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The NTSB is leading an investigation into an Alaska Airlines jet that lost its door plug while thousands of feet in the air. The plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9.

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Emirates executive takes a jab at Boeing, says quality control has been an ongoing issue

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Emirates Tim Clark
Emirates President Tim Clark isn't giving Boeing a pass on this one.

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