The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on ...

The final NTSB report on the Jan. 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 inflight door-plug blowout pinpointed the manufacturer’s inadequate training and safety assurance processes and ineffective FAA ...

An investigation by the NTSB into the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Boeing 737-9 has concluded that “multiple system ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, ...

The NTSB is calling out Boeing for improper training and oversight of its factory workers that caused the 2024 Alaska ...

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the ...

The crew aboard Flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after ...

The NTSB released its synopsis of the final Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 report on 24 June 2025, heavily pinning the ...

The blame for a horrifying mid-flight blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight last year is shared by plane ...

A preliminary report found that four bolts meant to secure the door plug were missing when the incident occurred.

Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the incident sparked a fresh round of scrutiny for Boeing and the FAA.

The National Transportation Safety Board has been investigating what went so catastrophically wrong just six minutes into the ...