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Passengers settle massive lawsuit with Alaska Airlines and Boeing after midflight door plug failure
Alaska Airlines and Boeing reached an undisclosed settlement with passengers who sued for emotional and physical injuries ...
Boeing, Alaska Airlines settle $1B lawsuit with passengers after door plug blowout
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have settled a lawsuit out of court with several passengers aboard the plane that suffered a door ...
Passengers reach settlement in $1 billion lawsuit over Alaska Airlines flight where door plug blew out at 16,000 feet
These passengers were on board Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 from Portland to Ontario, California on January 5, 2024, when a door plug suddenly flew off the Boeing 737 Max jet mid-air. They sued Alaska ...
Attorney: $1B suit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines in door plug incident settled out of court
Three passengers who sued Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over a door plug that flew out mid-air have settled the ...
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Final NTSB report on Alaska 737 Max 9 blow-out faults Boeing’s worker training and FAA oversight
The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of ...
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Pair given seats by torn-out door plug on Alaska flight 1282 arrived late: NTSB
The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...
Boeing’s inadequate training and oversight led to doorplug blowout: NTSB
The Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement also led to the 2024 Alaska Airlines incident, the ...
NTSB recommends changes after Alaska Airlines incident
The NTSB says a series of failures led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines flight las year. The safety board formally recommended 19 changes to both Boeing and the FAA.
Boeing work instructions inadequate for years before blowout, NTSB finds
Because Boeing’s instructions for employees lacked “clarity and conciseness,” workers missed opportunities to fix a mistake ...
Alaska Airline blowout came from ‘multiple’ Boeing, FAA failures: U.S. NTSB
The NTSB chair said the 2024 mid-air incident wouldn't have happened if Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration had ...
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NTSB criticizes both Boeing and FAA for terrifying Alaska Airlines door ...
After the accident, airlines did inspect all planes with the door plugs. Still, the NTSB report criticized the FAA for what the report termed “inadequate oversight.” ...