A new 737 Max door plug design is engineered to make it more difficult for factory workers to install the door plug ...

While it feels like Boeing has been the subject of an endless stream of worrying quality control discoveries, it's been 18 ...

The mid-exit door plug separated from the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane on Jan. 5, 2024, minutes after Flight 1282 took ...

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

Five hours of testimony at the NTSB hearing on a January 2024 door-plug accident reveals it could have been much worse.

The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured ...

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

The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed during a repair.

Investigators concluded that the door panel on the newly manufactured Boeing 737 Max 9 had been removed to repair rivets on ...

No one from the door team was working when the plug was reinstalled. Investigators said Boeing did not do enough to train newer workers who didn’t have a background in manufacturing.