The Federal Aviation Administration is now calling for airlines to "visually inspect mid-exit door plugs" of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft as it continues its review of grounded Boeing 737-9 MAX ...

In a statement Thursday, the FAA said its investigation will determine if Boeing failed to ensure that the “plug doors” installed on the 737 MAX 9 planes, which cover over an unused exit door ...

Homendy said the flight narrowly avoided tragedy, in part, because the plane was not yet at cruising altitude of 35,000 feet and no one was sitting in the seats next to the door plug. Passengers ...

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has released 600 pages of materials connected to an investigation of an ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

Watch: The moment officials announce discovery of missing plane part. "Thank you Bob." One of the key missing items, the door plug, was found by a local school teacher named Bob, according to US ...