Boeing airplanes just as safe as Airbus despite media hype
EVERETT—A Lynnwood Times study of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) incident records from 2014 to 2023 concludes that there is no statistically significant safety difference between US-related Boeing and Airbus commercial aircraft. Boeing scrutiny and oversight After Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s non-fatal incident involving a cabin door blowing off mid-flight on January 5, 2024, due to four […]
Boeing top executive announce retirements, search for new CEO
ARLINGTON, Va.— Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun along with BCA president and board chair announce resignations on Monday, March 25, after a plethora of safety and quality incidents arising after the near-fatal Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in-flight mid-cabin door blowout in January. “The eyes of the world are on us, and I know we […]
Missing bolts in door plug installation of Alaska flight 1282 led to blowout, NTSB finds
WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), on February 6, released its preliminary findings in the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident involving a mid-cabin door blowing off mid-flight on January 5, 2024. In that report it was found that four key bolts were missing from the cabin door, which prevent upward movement to the aircraft’s […]
Boeing CEO, ‘We simply must do better,’ Alaska Airlines resumes 737-9 MAX service
SEATTLE—Alaska Airlines resumed its Boeing 737-9 MAX service on January 26, with Flight 1146 from Seattle to San Diego, making it the first 737-9 MAX flight since suspending services of the aircraft after a rear mid-cabin door blew off during a flight from Portland to Ontario, Canada on January 5. “We caused the problem and […]
FAA grounds all US-operated Boeing 737-9 MAX effective immediately
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on January 6 the temporary grounding of all U.S.-operated Boeing 737-9 airplanes with a mid-cabin door plug installed for immediate inspections. “The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said. “Safety will continue […]
Alaska Airlines plane door blows out in mid-air, makes emergency landing
PORTLAND—Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 departing Portland International Airport to Ontario, California, on Friday night, made a return emergency landing after a rear mid-cabin exit door assembly separated from the fuselage in mid-air depressurizing the 10-week-old airplane. Alaska Airlines CEO, Ben Minicucci, announced the grounding of all 65 Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft for full maintenance and […]
