An Alaska Airlines 737 MAX suffered a terrifying mid-flight door plug failure, forcing an emergency landing. Looking back, pilots analyze the ATC communications and the crew’s life-saving response.

They’re working to determine why a door plug used in place of an emergency exit on a 737 Max 9 flown by Alaska Airlines (ALK) blew out shortly after takeoff on January 5. "We are looking at ...

Boeing will be busy in this week, as the company's chief executive gears up to testify before a Senate committee and as ...

FAA has doubled its enforcement cases against Boeing since a door plug blew off a 737 Max A federal Aviation Administration official said Wednesday that the agency has 16 pending enforcement cases ...

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg assures U.S. lawmakers of prioritizing safety after recent incidents, highlighting quality control ...

Spirit makes the body for the 737 Max, including installing the door plugs on models configured not to use the optional emergency exits, at its plant in Wichita, Kansas. Peter has worked as a news ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Before a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1281, an advisory light came on three times in the Boeing 737 Max 9. The new plane, delivered in October 2023 ...

The 737-900ER is not part of the newer Max fleet but has the same door plug design, the agency said. “We grounded the Boeing 737-9 MAX within hours of the incident over Portland and made clear ...