Alaska Airlines has operated Boeing 737s since the early 1980s. The oneworld carrier has operated many variants of the ...

Since the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, Boeing has been in the news constantly: A temporary grounding of the 737 Max 9, investigations and fallout from the Alaska flight ...

Alaska Airlines retired the world’s very first Boeing 737-900 on Tuesday at just 24 years of age. The aircraft was flown to ...

The FAA grounded some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a door plug fell from an Alaska Airlines flight. Afterward, other airlines reported “loose bolts” in their Boeing aircraft. WSJ’s George ...

Both crashes preceded the Alaska Airlines incident in Jan. 2024, when a door plug fell out of the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9, a newer model, after departure.

In January 2024, a new Boeing 737 MAX 9 door plug blew out midair during an Alaska Airlines flight after the aircraft left a Boeing facility without key bolts installed. RESCUED NASA ASTRONAUTS ...