It was horrifying enough for anyone when a door plug popped off an Alaska Airlines flight at more than 16,000 feet last year, ...

It was horrifying enough for anyone when a door plug popped off an Alaska Airlines flight at more than 16,000 feet last year, causing an explosive decompression. But one mother’s nightmare was ...

The first inspections of the Alaska Airlines and United Airlines airlines had already found some Loose bolts in the fuselage ...

The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed during a repair.

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the ...

The NTSB released its synopsis of the final Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 report on 24 June 2025, heavily pinning the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended more hands-on training and oversight at Boeing after an Alaska Airlines ...

Five hours of testimony at the NTSB hearing on a January 2024 door-plug accident reveals it could have been much worse.

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