by Kris Van Cleave Washington — Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was on Capitol Hill Wednesday trying to reassure key senators that the company’s planes are safe, after an incident earlier this month in which the door panel of a 737 Max 9 blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, Oregon. “We fly safe planes,” CalhounContinue reading “Boeing faces quality control questions as its CEO appears on Capitol Hill”
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Travel Thursday: Alaska Airlines emergency: Fittings at the top of the door plug fractured, NTSB chair says.
A door plug fell out of an Alaska Airlines flight Friday, NTSB officials said. by Kevin Shalvey The focus of the investigation into Friday’s midair emergency on an Alaska Airlines flight is focused on the single aircraft, but could be broadened as the National Transportation Safety Board learns more, board Chief Jennifer Homendy said. “However,Continue reading “Travel Thursday: Alaska Airlines emergency: Fittings at the top of the door plug fractured, NTSB chair says.”
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