The Justice Department reportedly opened a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines door blowout

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Boeing 787 Max 9 interior showing missing door plug in NTSB photo of Alaska Airlines emergency landing
The hole left in the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 in January.

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Boeing is facing a fresh investigation over another 737 Max flaw after a plane's rudder got stuck during landing

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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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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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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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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'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 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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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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Warning light came on 3 times before plane wall blew out

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Before a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1281, an advisory light came on three times in the Boeing 737 Max 9. The new plane, delivered in October 2023, was checked and cleared after each pressurization warning. Audio from www.liveatc.net.

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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