It was horrifying enough for anyone when a door plug popped off an Alaska Airlines flight at more than 16,000 feet last year, causing an explosive decompression. But one mother’s nightmare was ...

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 ...

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

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

The AS1282 incident in 2024 won't occur again with this new door plug. Here's how, and why was this change necessary?

A federal investigation has concluded that Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) share responsibility for a ...