The plane, a Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft ... The first order of business was to inspect the door plugs on each of the 171 aircraft that were grounded. What’s unique about this model is that ...
Boeing is redesigning the fuselage component that blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 aircraft ... only temporarily pushed the ...
Initial inspections on grounded Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) 737 Max 9 aircraft have revealed additional aircraft with faulty panels sealing emergency exit doors, including bolts that needed tightening.
This comes after Alaska Airlines already temporarily grounded its fleet of 65 737-9 Max aircraft on Friday after a door plug detached during Flight 1282 from Portland to Ontario, California.
The plane, known as Kona, would complement Nolinor's fleet of Boeing 737-200 freighters, all of which are at least 40 years ...
The company produced more than 40 737 Max aircraft per month at its Renton facility ... The Max 9 plane that lost the door plug sealing off an unused emergency exit was a recent addition to ...
In addition to Alaska Airlines, United Airlines also found loose bolts on its own 737-9 Max aircraft. Tuesday's lawsuit accuses Boeing of negligently designing a door plug that was unreasonably ...
Boeing's 737 Max series of aircraft have faced multiple significant ... to show a panel that can be used for a rear mid-cabin exit door had separated from the plane. Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci ...
United and Alaska are the only U.S. airlines with Max 9s, one of the larger versions of Boeing's popular 737 aircraft family ... Safety Board said if the door plug had broken from the Max ...
Existing 737 Max 9s can still fly ... Fortunately, none of the passengers were sitting next to the door when it was ripped from the aircraft, according to the National Transportation Safety ...
In January 2024, then Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker imposed the 38 planes per month production cap after a door ... 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 linked to one of the ...