Spirit AeroSystems places the plugs into the Boeing 737 Max 9s in Wichita. According to The Seattle Times, a whistleblower alleges the door plug on the aircraft that had the door blow out on Jan ...

FAA mandates visual inspections for door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER jets. The move follows a similar issue with the grounded Boeing 737 Max 9. Boeing continues to face scrutiny and market ...

Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland was forced to make an emergency landing after a door plug blew out mid-flight. The plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9. “The oxygen ...

Nearly a year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft, Boeing says it has made strides improving safety for airline passengers. The company announced Friday that it ...

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.

Several bolts were missing from a door plug that blew out mid-flight from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane in January, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board ...

Four bolts should have kept the left door plug secure to prevent it from moving upwards and disengaging from the Boeing 737 Max 9, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said ...

On January 21, the agency recommended that, as an added layer of safety, airlines should visually inspect the 737-900ER mid-exit door plugs to ensure the door is properly secured. The 737-900ER is ...

The Boeing 737-900ER was taxiing towards gate 9 at Seattle ... issued by the FAA of all 737 MAX 9s with a similar mid-cabin door plug, which also impacted other carriers worldwide, including ...