The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is blaming systemic failures for a door plug blowout in the skies over Portland in January 2024.

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

A report from the National Transportation Safety Board found issues with Boeing's production process, training, documentation ...

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on ...

The NTSB is calling out Boeing for improper training and oversight of its factory workers that caused the 2024 Alaska ...

The NTSB determined that "multiple system failures," including poor practices at Boeing and poor oversight by the FAA, caused the Alaska Airlines flight door plug blowout in January 2024.

One of a team of 24 had opened a door-plug before, but he was on vacation — leading the NTSB to criticise Boeing's on-the-job ...

Boeing and the FAA have improved training and processes since 2024 incident, according to the NTSB, but board officials said ...