The cost of replacing latches on bathroom doors could reach $3.4 million. The move comes after a passenger was trapped in a bathroom, leading to a flight diversion. Thousands of Boeing 737 planes ...

A passenger got trapped in a bathroom during a flight since the door had ... planes Boeing delivered to US customers, with the FAA's notice stating that it applies to certain 737-700, 737-800 ...

The FAA grounded some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a door plug fell from an Alaska Airlines flight. Afterward, other airlines reported “loose bolts” in their Boeing aircraft. WSJ’s George ...

Both crashes preceded the Alaska Airlines incident in Jan. 2024, when a door plug fell out of the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9, a newer model, after departure.

In July, Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after two fatal 737 MAX crashes and to ... in-flight blowout of a door panel on an Alaska Airlines' ALK.N jet ...

Ortberg also defended Boeing's efforts to improve safety, particularly after a blown door plug incident during a 737 Max flight last year. "I want to extend my personal condolences for the painful ...