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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. Says appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. 27 to Dec.

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Boeing C.E.O. to Step Down in Major Reshuffle at Embattled Plane Maker

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The management overhaul comes less than three months after a panel, known as a door plug, blew off a Boeing Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. The incident plunged the company into crisis five years after crashes in 2018 and 2019 of its Max 8 planes that killed nearly 350 people. This is a breaking news story.

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What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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After an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner’s fuselage tore off midair on Friday and caused an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., Hundreds of flights operated by Alaska Airlines and United Airlines were delayed or canceled on Saturday. For Alaska, this is available in the app’s “Details” section.

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Boeing Suspends Financial Outlook as It Focuses on Safety

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Boeing is trying to stem the fallout from an incident less than four weeks ago during which a hole blew open on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane shortly after takeoff. “My Experts raised similar concerns after two crashes of 737 Max 8 planes killed nearly 350 people in 2018 and 2019. Boeing had been hoping the F.A.A.

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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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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., Alaska Airlines said on its website that it planned to put a “few planes” back into service on Friday, “with more planes added every day as inspections are completed and each aircraft is deemed airworthy.”

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., The episode has led to hundreds of flight cancellations, particularly at Alaska and United Airlines, the two largest operators of the Max 9. Their work is expected to carry on for weeks. to begin inspections. Homendy said.

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