The Boeing 737-900ER’s door plug is not a flaw, nor a hasty workaround. It’s a certified, purpose-built structural solution to a problem rooted in passenger capacity regulations.

The new bonus structure will apply to Boeing's nonunion workforce of more than 100,000 ... If prosecutors determine that the door plug blowout constitutes a breach of that contractual ...

A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport.

Outboard motion of the plug is prevented by 12 stop fittings (6 along each forward and aft edge) installed on the fuselage door frame structure," the NTSB said. Obviously, the bolts were never found.

More news: FAA grounds about 170 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft after Portland flight blowout The plane had to make an emergency landing in Portland after just minutes in the air. A door plug near the ...

The door plug that blew out of a Boeing plane was found in an Oregon schoolteacher’s backyard, ... However, these parts are “not critical to the structure of the aircraft,” she said, ...

The Seattle Times reported earlier on Wednesday that Boeing had removed and reinstalled the door plug. The F.A.A. on Wednesday approved detailed instructions for how airlines should inspect the ...

Spirit AeroSystems, the manufacturer of the Alaska Airlines door plug that detached from the 737 Max 9 plane, said Wednesday it’s supporting the NTSB investigation into the failure.

The door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off as the aircraft climbed through 16,000 feet. [Courtesy: NTSB] Litigation filed against a Boeing subcontractor is the latest wrinkle in ...

A panel used to plug an area reserved for an exit door on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner blew out Jan. 5, forcing the plane to return to Portland International Airport.

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to an NTSB lab.