Flight was headed for maintenance when door plug blew off
By David Goldman and Gregory Wallace | CNN Alaska Airlines flight 1282, on which a door plug blew off the side of the plane shortly after takeoff on January 5, …
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DOJ opens investigation into Alaska Airlines plane blowout, report says – National
The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing jetliner blowout that left a gaping hole on an Alaska Airlines plane this January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Citing documents and …
Boeing 777 Wheel Smashes Through Parking Lot After Falling Off Mid-Take Off
A 265-pound wheel fell off a United Airlines Boeing 777 after taking off from San Francisco International Airport on Thursday, smashing through a fence and into several cars in a …
Flying Sure Is Scary These Days
So far, 2024 really hasn’t been the year for air travel. In January alone there was the Japan Airlines fire, the Boeing 737 Max 9 that lost its door plug …
Passengers Want $1 Billion After ‘Frightful, Death-Threatening Failure’ Of Boeing Door Plugs
Boeing and Alaska Airlines are being sued for $1 billion in damages by three passengers who were onboard a 737 Max 9 flight that suffered a now-infamous door panel blowout …
Inside the 72 hours while Canada debated grounding the Boeing MAX-8 – National
Just hours before then-transportation minister Marc Garneau announced the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX-8 jets in March 2019, staff at his department prepared three very different speeches. They outlined three …
President Kennedy’s Pursuit For A Supersonic Airliner Was Doomed From The Start
President John F. Kennedy, in June 1963, walked out to a podium at Falcon Stadium, the football stadium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. While addressing the graduating …
There Is A Black Cloud Around Tesla’s Stock
Tesla has had a rough twelve months. The company failed to act on its first mover advantage in the U.S., and its market share dropping like a stone. Chinese EV …
Four Boeing Door Plug Bolts Were Missing On Blowout 737 Max Plane: Report
Photo: National Transportation Safety Board (AP) The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report on how a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 at 16,000 …
Key bolts missing from Boeing jet before panel blew
By David Koenig | Associated Press Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska …