The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on a midair door plug blowout on an Alaska flight last year and assigned ...

The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...

The Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement also led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines incident, the ...

National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said Tuesday that the heroic actions of the crew aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived the terrifying incident last ...

NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job ...

Mid-exit door (MED) plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. [Courtesy: NTSB] Inadequate training, guidance, and oversight on the part of the Boeing Company are to blame for the loss of the door ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job ...

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ...

NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn't have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled, and the FAA inspection system did not do a good job ...