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FBI tells Jan 5 Alaska Airlines passengers they might be crime victims

The 171 passengers onboard the Alaska Airlines flight in January that suffered a sudden mid-air decompression when a fuselage panel unexpectedly blew out, may have been the victims of a crime.

Boeing ousts 737 Max chief in shake-up as Alaska Airlines blowout fallout grows

Boeing has ousted the leader of the 737 Max programme at its Renton plant and reshuffled its leadership team at the Commercial Airplanes division, effective immediately, reported tca/dpa.

Boeing admits responsibility for Alaska Airlines’ door plug mishap, vows improvement

Boeing accepts responsibility for the incident in which a door plug blew out of a 737 Max 9 mid-flight last month, says its chief executive officer, Dave Calhoun.

Boeing mechanics ‘improperly’ reinstalled Alaska Airlines door plug: insider

Boeing mechanics, and not supplier Spirit AeroSystems, had reinstalled the door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines flight “improperly”, various Alaskan media have reported, citing an anonymous insider who revealed the matter on an aviation blog.

More airlines join return of grounded Boeing MAX 9s after FAA intervention

More airlines are returning their grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes to the air following the Federal Aviation Administration’s release of a list of actions to deal with door plugs on the model.

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