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NTSB recommends changes after Alaska Airlines incident
The NTSB says a series of failures led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines flight las year. The safety board formally recommended 19 changes to both Boeing and the FAA.
Attorney: $1B suit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines in door plug incident settled out of court
Three passengers who sued Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over a door plug that flew out mid-air have settled the ...
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Final NTSB report on Alaska 737 Max 9 blow-out faults Boeing’s worker training and FAA oversight
The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of ...
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Pair given seats by torn-out door plug on Alaska flight 1282 arrived late: NTSB
The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...
Boeing’s inadequate training and oversight led to doorplug blowout: NTSB
The Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement also led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines incident, the ...
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NTSB Releases Final Report on Alaska Door Plug Failure
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 that lost a ...
Alaska Airlines door blowout preventable, investigators say — and Boeing, FAA should have seen it coming
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.
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NTSB criticizes both Boeing and FAA for terrifying Alaska Airlines door ...
After the accident, airlines did inspect all planes with the door plugs. Still, the NTSB report criticized the FAA for what the report termed “inadequate oversight.” ...
Alaska Airline blowout came from ‘multiple’ Boeing, FAA failures: U.S. NTSB
The NTSB chair said the 2024 mid-air incident wouldn't have happened if Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration had ...
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NTSB recommends changes after Alaska Airlines incident
The NTSB says a series of failures led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines flight las year. The safety board formally recommended 19 changes to both Boeing and the FAA.