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Boeing investigation reveals crucial plane part in backyard discovery

Discover the latest updates on the investigation of the plane with a blown-out door plug. The smoking gun has been found, but the missing audio is a disapp...

Top News · Jan 8, 2024

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

A federal official says the Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Portland, Oregon, was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Alaska Airlines flight loses piece mid-air, causing nationwide grounding frenzy

Discover the wild and unexpected events that led to the grounding of Alaska Airlines flights and the impact on travel as airlines scramble to adjust. A thr...

Top News · Jan 8, 2024

First Thing: Blinken warns Palestinians ‘must not be pressed to leave Gaza’

US secretary of state speaking in Qatar on latest leg of Middle East tour also warned that Israel-Gaza war could ‘metastasise’. Plus, Oppenheimer and Succession dominate Golden Globes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024

Before a door plug flew off a Boeing plane, an advisory light came on 3 times

The auto pressurization light came on during three recent flights involving the same plane, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Some plane components are being sent to an NTSB lab.

WEKU · Jan 8, 2024

Boeing jet had flights restricted over pressurization warnings before blowout

The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday.

France 24 · Jan 8, 2024

Alaska Airlines: Warning light had shown on flight in days before blowout over Oregon

It is not clear if the pressurisation warnings were related to Friday's incident, which saw a plug door torn from the plane

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024

Teacher finds Alaska Airlines Boeing door part in backyard after it blew off mid-air

Door plug on left side of Alaska Airlines jet tears off after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route to Ontario, California

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Explainer: Missing door 'plug' may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner

Few people thought much about “plugs” that seal unused exits on planes until one of them failed and blew a hole in an Alaska Airlines jet

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

Close call: Pressurization issues and missing piece raise questions about Alaska Airlines incident

Join safety analyst David Soussi as he discusses the recent pressurization issues with the Boeing plane and the search for the missing door chunk. A close ...

Top News · Jan 8, 2024