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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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Four bolts used to secure the panel that ultimately blew off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight last month were removed — and appear not to have been replaced — at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., The plane was delivered to Alaska Airlines at the end of October. The N.T.S.B. that makes Max fuselages, in May, the report said.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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Investigators have identified several questions as they try to get to the bottom of what caused a part of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane to be blown out in midflight on Friday, including about how a critical component was installed. The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore.,

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Boeing Faces Tricky Balance Between Safety and Financial Performance

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The National Transportation Safety Board is expected in the coming days to release a preliminary report on the incident, which occurred on an Alaska Airlines flight. The plug tore away from the Alaska plane shortly after takeoff from Portland, Ore. United Airlines and Alaska, the only two U.S. With the Jan.

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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It is manufactured with steel plates with the existing supply chain and integrates easily with ordinary marine structures for flexible deployments. A small pump will allow kites to sink in the event of a storm, passage of a large vessel, or wildlife migration. University of Alaska Fairbanks. University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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737 Max Inspections Delayed as Boeing Revises Guidance

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rules are often drafted and distributed by airplane manufacturers, with input from airlines and the federal agency to ensure that they can be consistently followed by technicians. had said that it would require inspections of the planes after one such panel was blown out during an Alaska Airlines flight that had taken off from Portland, Ore.,

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

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Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, EVnthusiasts, One & All - Below is an update of things and EVents happening, or anticpated to happen. Robb Protheroe, PluginSupply, is game to install the set of Li-ion NCM batteries and set the settings on the "Spirit." Please take a moment to read. G. _ [Fill in].

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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No one was seriously injured in the episode on an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night in which a portion of a Max 9 fuselage blew out in midair, exposing passengers to howling wind. The plane landed safely, but the event, on a flight from Portland, Ore., to Ontario, Calif., Boeing and the F.A.A. The airline has 65 Max 9 planes.

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