Passengers file class-action lawsuit against Boeing for door blowout
The lawsuit quotes Boeing CEO David Calhoun, who admitted to employees in a meeting Tuesday that the company is "acknowledging our mistake" in the wake of the incident.
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The lawsuit quotes Boeing CEO David Calhoun, who admitted to employees in a meeting Tuesday that the company is "acknowledging our mistake" in the wake of the incident.
"At the very least, installers missed something," former NTSB member John Goglia said after the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. "It calls into question the process."
A former NTSB board member is questioning Boeing's 737 Max 9 assembly and inspection process. National investigative correspondent Stephen Stock reports on the investigation into the recent door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
"The safety of the flying public, not speed, will determine the timeline for returning the Boeing 737-9 Max to service," the FAA said.
Federal officials are continuing to investigate what may have caused a door plug to blow out on an Alaska Airlines flight involving a Boeing 737 Max 9. CBS News national investigative correspondent Stephen Stock spoke with industry insiders about what may have went wrong.
Boeing is vowing transparency following last week's incident where a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. Speaking to staff, company CEO Dave Calhoun said they're working to ensure that something like this never happens again. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on where the investigation stands. And Jon Hemmerdinger, Americas managing editor for global aviation publisher FlightGlobal, joined CBS News to discuss the issues Boeing has seen over recent years.
Lawsuit filed a month before the mid-air blowout alleged that Spirit AeroSystems made parts with "an excessive amount of defects."
The door plug of a 737 Max 9 blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight, just minutes after the plane had taken off from Portland, Oregon.
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines say they have found loose bolts inside several door plugs on their Boeing 737 Max 9 fleets. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the investigation. Then, Kelly Bartlett, a passenger who was on the Alaska flight when a section of the plane's fuselage blew off in midair, joins CBS News to recount the incident.
Because they had their oxygen masks on and the wind blowing through the hole in the plane was too loud, they couldn't communicate by talking. So they wrote messages in the notes app.
Investigators say they have not found four bolts that were supposed to help lock into place the door that blew out from a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet in midair. National Transportation Safety Board officials say they don't yet know if the bolts were defective or if they were ever secured into place to begin with. Kris Van Cleave reports.
United Airlines says loose bolts were found on door plugs of some of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes, and Alaska Airlines described "loose hardware" on some of its Max 9 fleet. The inspections come amid an investigation into why a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 mid-flight on Friday.
More loose bolts were found by United and Alaska Airlines on the now-grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after a door plug on a flight headed from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, Canada, blew out. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
The aircraft is part of Boeing's Max line of jets, which have had a troubled safety history.
United Airlines said it found loose bolts on the door plugs of several of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes days after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
The Boeing 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout in midair had been restricted from flying over the ocean after pilots on the plane reported pressurization warnings on at least three separate occasions. Kris Van Cleave reports.
An NTSB official confirmed the door plug that blew off of an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 9 in a mid-air incident Friday was located near Portland, Oregon, in a backyard. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the finding and how it may help reveal what malfunctioned during the flight.
More than 100 Boeing aircraft are grounded after a door plug blew off the side of an Alaska Airlines plane Friday, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage. Christopher Hart, former chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, joined CBS News to discuss what investigators will be looking for as they try to find a cause for the incident.
Hundreds of flights were canceled Monday as investigators try to figure out why a piece of fuselage blew off an Alaska Airlines flight in mid-air on Friday. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has a timeline of the incident.
The FAA has grounded all 171 Boeing 737 Max 9's in the U.S. for further inspection after a piece of fuselage blew off a Friday night Alaska Airlines flight in mid-air. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more on the investigation into what caused the terrifying incident.
CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has new details about the moment a door plug on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off of an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. The incident has prompted the FAA to ground dozens of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets nationwide.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing Friday when a door plug blew off the side of the plane midflight, leaving a gaping hole, but miraculously no one was injured. Sunday night, the NTSB said pressurization warning lights had been reported on three earlier flights on the same plane, leading to restrictions on the types of flights the plane could operate. New York Times investigative journalist Mark Walker joined CBS News to discuss the investigation into the incident.
The NTSB described a chaotic scene in the Boeing 737 Max 9's cockpit after the blowout, which forced the plane to return to Portland, Oregon minutes after takeoff.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said that "we are very, very fortunate" no one happened to be seated in the two adjoining seats to the blown-out door.
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President Trump's remarks about taking Greenland by military force have prompted bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who have said they do not support acquiring the Danish territory in such a way.
President Trump has been briefed on a wide array of military and covert tools that can be used against Iran that go well beyond conventional airstrikes, including cyber operations and psychological campaigns, Pentagon officials said.
President Trump said Monday he's imposing 25% tariffs on all countries that do business with Iran, as the administration pressures the Iranian government amid anti-regime protests.
In an interview with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell on Monday, Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said, "We need action to be taken."
Lindsey Halligan's deputy in the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert McBride, was fired after refusing to lead the prosecution of James Comey, a source said.
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