Boeing work instructions inadequate for years before blowout, NTSB finds:

flyingmag.com/crashed-learjet-60-engine-portion-recovered-ntsb/

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Nov 06

Portion of Learjet’s Engine Recovered, NTSB Says: Discovery follows NTSB investigators’ recovery of parts of the Learjet’s left elevator on Wednesday.

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Florida Today Sep 08

Miami plane crash: NTSB says Amazon plane hit van with 7 people aboard: The Amazon cargo plane crashed Sunday into a van carrying seven workers from a cleaning ...

flyingmag.com/boeing-3-1million-fine-2024-door-plug-max-9/

Sep 04

Boeing Quietly Paid $3.1M Fine Related to 2024 Door Plug Incident: NTSB determined door plug blowout was caused by Boeing’s “failure to provide adequate training ...

cnn.com/2026/08/13/europe/ntsb-ryanair-prelim-report

Aug 14

A jet engine fan blade cut into a plane and caused a passenger to be partially sucked out of a window, the NTSB says

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flyingmag.com/ntsb-releases-final-report-on-rob-holland-accident/

Jul 06

NTSB Releases Final Report on Rob Holland Accident: Authorities investigating the 2025 accident that killed aerobatic pilot Rob Holland have determined the ...

flyingmag.com/ups-crash-hearing-scrutinizes-md-11-design-component/

May 20

UPS Crash Hearing Scrutinizes MD-11 Design Component: Day two of NTSB testimony on UPS crash reveals Boeing didn’t structurally require preventing engine pylon ...

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edition.cnn.com/2026/05/19/us/ntsb-ups-investigation

May 19

NTSB probes why a UPS jet lost an engine and crashed on takeoff: The National Transportation Safety Board will meet Tuesday and Wednesday to investigate why a ...

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The Seattle Times

May 21

$Boeing spaced out MD-11 inspections, even after reports of fractured parts$

Boeing spaced out MD-11 inspections, even after reports of fractured parts: Boeing increased the time between inspections for a crucial MD-11 part ...

seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-spaced-out-md-11-inspections-even-after-reports-of-fractured-parts/

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One Mile at a Time May 03

NTSB Leak: China Eastern 737 Crashed After Both Engines Were Shut Off Inflight: In March 2022, a China Eastern Boeing 737 mysteriously crashed ...

apnews.com/article/ups-louisville-plane-crash-ntsb-md11-6d4cfff0c3937f847a3ac39809e31c11

Associated Press

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Jan 14

Broken part in UPS crash in Kentucky had failed on other planes: The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a flaw in ...

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Fox Business

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Jan 08

Pilot who safely landed Alaska Airlines jet after door blowout says Boeing tried to make him a ‘scapegoat’

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flyingmag.com/boeing-allowed-to-increase-737-max-production/

Oct 20 25

Boeing Allowed to Increase 737 Max Production: Boeing on Friday won permission to up its production of 737 Max aircraft to 42 jets per month ...

cnn.com/2025/06/23/business/ntsb-probable-cause-door-plug-alaska-airlines

Jun 23 25

NTSB to determine probable cause of Boeing 737 door plug blowout Tuesday: On January 4, 2024, a door plug blew out on a Boeing 737 Max at more than 16 ...

Key FactsBoeing Door Panel Failure Reveals Safety Shortcomings

Jun 24, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: oregonlive.com

A door panel on a Boeing 737 Max detached during flight due to unreplaced bolts following a factory repair, causing rapid decompression over Portland in January 2024.

The NTSB investigation uncovered multiple systemic failures in Boeing’s manufacturing and the FAA’s inspection processes leading up to the incident.

Despite oxygen masks deploying and objects being sucked out, the crew safely landed the plane with only minor injuries among 171 passengers.

Boeing’s new leadership has initiated safety reforms, but further NTSB recommendations aim to prevent similar accidents in the future.

The crew shouldn’t have had to be heroes, because this accident never should have happened.
— Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, commenting on the safety failures related to the Boeing 737 Max incident.

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Aviation Week

Jun 25 25

NTSB Targets Boeing Processes, FAA Oversight In Alaska 1282 Final Report| <*|1|* Process> NTSB Targets Boeing Processes, FAA Oversight In Alaska 1282 Final ...

aviationweek.com/air-transport/safety-ops-regulation/ntsb-targets-boeing-processes-faa-oversight-alaska-1282-final

aerotime.aero/articles/ntsb-boeing-faa-executive-summary

AeroTime Jun 25 25

NTSB concludes multiple system failures led to plug blowout: An investigation by the NTSB into the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Boeing 737-9 has concluded ...

cbsnews.com/news/alaska-flight-1282-ntsb-safety-failures-reccommendations/

CBS News

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Jun 25 25

"Multiple system failures" led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight in 2024, NTSB chair says

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Aviation Week

Jun 19 25

NTSB drängt auf schnelles Handeln und mehr Bewusstsein für das CFM Leap Sicherheitssystem

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aerotime.aero/articles/plug-door-alaska-airlines-hearing-ntsb

AeroTime Jun 03 25

NTSB set hearing date in Boeing 737 plug door investigation: The NTSB has set a hearing date in its investigation into why a plug door separated from an Alaska ...