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Alaska Airlines and Passengers Face More Disruption Over Boeing Plane

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For Alaska Airlines and its passengers, a return to normal may take a while. United Airlines, with 79 planes, and Alaska, with 65, are the heaviest users of the Max 9 in the United States. But the jet model makes up less than 10 percent of United’s fleet, allowing it to fill in gaps on planned routes more easily than Alaska.

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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 panel, known as a door plug, was opened to repair damaged rivets on the plane’s fuselage, according to Boeing’s records.

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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 Alaska incident renewed questions about the safety of Max planes and Boeing’s commitment to quality. This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.

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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 The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to release a preliminary report on the Alaska Airlines incident in the coming days.

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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., How was this door plug installed or who installed it?” United Airlines said on Monday afternoon that it had found some loose bolts in door plugs on its Max 9 planes during preliminary inspections that began over the weekend.

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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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737 Max Inspections Delayed as Boeing Revises Guidance

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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., The inspections are focused on the door plugs, door components and fasteners. On Saturday, the F.A.A. the previous day. Hours later, the F.A.A. A former F.A.A.

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