Boeing’s factory logs show that crews apparently did not follow procedures as they faced mounting pressure over delays in finishing a jet that would later have its door plugblown off midflight,according to a report. The production breakdown, as first reported by the Wall ...
Spirit AeroSystems, the manufacturer of the blown-out door plug, was the focus of a class-action lawsuit filed in December of last year. The company faces allegations that its products had "sustained quality failures" and "frequently contained defects." Spirit AeroSystems had been a manufacturing...
Days before Boeing’s deferred prosecution agreement over 737 Max crashes would’ve expired, a door plug blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight, and the case was reopened. Now, attorneys for family members of the crash victims have been told federal prosecutors will seek a guilty plea from...
Investigators are increasingly looking at four unaccounted-for bolts that should have kept the door panel from flying off during the flight. NTSB officials have said they are not yet sure if the bolts on Alaska Airlines Max 9 "ever existed." Furthermore, a class-action lawsuitwas ...
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. The Super Hornet has a square intake duct which distinguishes it from the original Hornet, as well as a jagged edge on the door and air intake to enhance the stealth effect. Created using FSDS2. Features animations and virtual cockpit. Model and panel by Dais...
A woman aboard the Alaska Airlines plane that had a hole blown out of its fuselage recounts the experience, including talking to one of the passengers seated on the row where it happened (Jan. 8) 2 of 2 | This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows th...
BoeingCEO Dave Calhoun met with several U.S. senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill as scrutiny on the company's leaders intensifies over a blown door plug on one of the company's 737 Max 9 planes. "I'm here today in the spirit of transparency ... [and to] answer all...
The news that acargo door had blown off the 777X during its stress testin September was shocking enough. However, it now appears that the situation was far worse than we could ever have imagined. According to reporting by theSeattle Times, it wasn’t just the door that ruptured, ...
An attorney for the passengers of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, whose door plug panel blew off midflight, has expanded the lawsuit against the airline and manufacturer.(Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / File / Getty Images) The expanded lawsuit also cites the preliminary report ...
Authorities are still looking for the door from the paneled-over exit and have a good idea of where it landed, near Oregon Route 217 and Barnes Road in the Cedar Hills area west of Portland, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said at a news conference late Saturday....