is redesigning the fuselage component that blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 aircraft mid-flight in January ... that would prevent the so-called door plug from being closed until it’s firmly ...

United Airlines and Alaska Airlines found loose bolts and other hardware in their preliminary inspections of grounded 737 Max ... said if the door plug had broken from the Max 9 at cruising ...

saw a 15% spike in usage of the filter for 737 Max planes, following a January 5 incident involving an Alaska Airlines flight in which the plug door detached during flight. The government's ...

The 737-900ER is not part of the newer Max fleet but has the same door plug design, the agency said. “We grounded the Boeing 737-9 MAX within hours of the incident over Portland and made clear ...