FAA says it is investigating Boeing over Alaska Airlines door plug blowout
"The safety of the flying public, not speed, will determine the timeline for returning the Boeing 737-9 Max to service," the FAA said.
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Experts weigh in on Boeing plane incident
Federal officials are continuing to investigate what may have caused a door plug to blow out on an Alaska Airlines flight involving a Boeing 737 Max 9. CBS News national investigative correspondent Stephen Stock spoke with industry insiders about what may have went wrong.
Boeing CEO acknowledges mistake after blowout
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Boeing is "acknowledging our mistake" after Alaska Airlines incident, CEO says
The door plug of a 737 Max 9 blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight, just minutes after the plane had taken off from Portland, Oregon.
Passenger recounts Alaska Airlines incident
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines say they have found loose bolts inside several door plugs on their Boeing 737 Max 9 fleets. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the investigation. Then, Kelly Bartlett, a passenger who was on the Alaska flight when a section of the plane's fuselage blew off in midair, joins CBS News to recount the incident.
Teen's shirt ripped off in Alaska Airlines flight emergency, passenger recounts
Because they had their oxygen masks on and the wind blowing through the hole in the plane was too loud, they couldn't communicate by talking. So they wrote messages in the notes app.
Investigators eye plane door bolts after blowout
Investigators say they have not found four bolts that were supposed to help lock into place the door that blew out from a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in midair. National Transportation Safety Board officials say they don't yet know if the bolts were defective or if they were ever secured into place to begin with. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Alaska Airlines flight investigation
United Airlines says loose bolts were found on door plugs of some of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes, and Alaska Airlines described "loose hardware" on some of its Max 9 fleet. The inspections come amid an investigation into why a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 mid-flight on Friday.
Loose bolts found on more 737 Max 9's
More loose bolts were found by United and Alaska Airlines on the now-grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after a door plug on a flight headed from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, Canada, blew out. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
The Boeing 737 Max 9 had a mid-air blowout. Here's what to know.
The aircraft is part of Boeing's Max line of jets, which have had a troubled safety history.
United finds loose bolts on Boeing door plugs
United Airlines said it found loose bolts on the door plugs of several of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes days after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
New details emerge in Boeing jet blowout
The Boeing 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout in midair had been restricted from flying over the ocean after pilots on the plane reported pressurization warnings on at least three separate occasions. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Alaska Airlines plane blown off piece found
An NTSB official confirmed the door plug that blew off of an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 9 in a mid-air incident Friday was located near Portland, Oregon, in a backyard. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the finding and how it may help reveal what malfunctioned during the flight.
Investigating Alaska Airlines mid-air scare
More than 100 Boeing aircraft are grounded after a door plug blew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane Friday, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage. Christopher Hart, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, joined CBS News to discuss what investigators will be looking for as they try to find a cause for the incident.
What we know about Alaska Airlines mid-air scare
Hundreds of flights were canceled Monday as investigators try to figure out why a piece of fuselage blew off an Alaska Airlines flight in mid-air on Friday. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has a timeline of the incident.
Dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes grounded
The FAA has grounded all 171 Boeing 737 Max 9's in the U.S. for further inspection after a piece of fuselage blew off a Friday night Alaska Airlines flight in mid-air. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the investigation into what caused the terrifying incident.
Missing Alaska Airlines door plug found
CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has new details about the moment a door plug on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. The incident has prompted the FAA to ground dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets nationwide.
Warning signs on Alaska Airlines plane
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing Friday when a door plug blew off the side of the plane midflight, leaving a gaping hole, but miraculously no one was injured. Sunday night, the NTSB said pressurization warning lights had been reported on three earlier flights on the same plane, leading to restrictions on the types of flights the plane could operate. New York Times investigative journalist Mark Walker joined CBS News to discuss the investigation into the incident.
Door plug that blew off Alaska Airlines plane in-flight found in backyard
The NTSB described a chaotic scene in the Boeing 737 Max 9's cockpit after the blowout, which forced the plane to return to Portland, Oregon minutes after takeoff.
2 seats adjacent to Alaska Airlines fuselage blowout were empty, officials say
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said that "we are very, very fortunate" no one happened to be seated in the two adjoining seats to the blown-out door.
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Boeing pauses 737 Max production over issue with parts
Situation is not an immediate safety issue and planes already flying "can continue operating safely," company said.
China's new plane a threat to U.S. economy?
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