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Boeing has faced mechanical problems, safety problems, grounded planes, stranded astronauts, executive departures, a strike, and layoffs in 2024. ... Production troubles with Boeing's 737 MAX ...
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 involved in Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.. On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced uncontrolled decompression after door plugs securing the emergency exit door panel ejected on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft used on the flight; the configuration on the 737 MAX 9 included fewer seats than Boeing designs for, necessitating a door plug to obstruct an ...
At 5 p.m. PT on January 5, 2024, Boeing seemed like a company on the upswing. It didn’t last. Minutes later, a near-tragedy set off a full year of problems. As Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ...
Boeing’s ongoing problems. On January 6, the FAA grounded approximately 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a left mid-cabin door plug blew out of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 while in flight.
The Boeing 737 MAX groundings have had a deep financial effect on the aviation industry and a significant effect on the national economy of the United States. No airline took delivery of the MAX during the groundings. Boeing slowed MAX production to 42 aircraft per month and halted MAX production from January to May 2020.
The aircraft made an emergency landing at Charleston, West Virginia. All 131 on board survived. The aircraft at the time had 42,500 flight cycles and 50,500 flight hours. [110] Boeing had calculated that 737 models of that generation would not require inspection for hairline cracks until 60,000 cycles. [111]
Boeing’s legal problems are mounting.They are starting to become a problem for the rest of the airline industry too. Alaska Airlines said Tuesday its 2024 capacity estimates are "in flux" due to ...
The National Transportation Safety Board has flagged fresh concerns about Boeing's 737 planes, saying that at least 40 airlines outside the US may be operating aircraft with faulty components.