In the aftermath of last week’s Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency, some aviation experts are questioning the structural design of the section of the Boeing 737 Max 9 that blew off the plane. On that ...

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are in advanced stages of developing a design change that will add a layer of safety to 737-9 and 737-900ER door plugs to prevent them from being left unsecured by ...

The Boeing 737 family has served as the backbone of short- to medium-haul air travel for decades. With each new variant, Boeing has made iterative enhancements to balance capacity, range, and ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating whether Boeing failed to make sure a panel that blew off a jetliner in midflight last week was safe and manufactured to meet the design that ...

Soucie said the design of the door plug on the Max 9 may provide some advantages, such as making the plane more readily accessible for maintenance. Robert Ditchey, an aviation consultant, agreed that ...