Warning signs on Alaska Airlines plane

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.

• Jan 8, 2024
• 03:44

Door plug that blew off Alaska Airlines plane in-flight found in backyard

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.

• Jan 8, 2024

2 seats adjacent to Alaska Airlines fuselage blowout were empty, officials say

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.

• Jan 7, 2024

Virgin Galactic launches third commercial space flight

Picking up the pace of commercial operations, Virgin Galactic is now launching piloted suborbital spaceflights every month.

• Sep 8, 2023

First piloted flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft delayed again

Officials say the Starliner will be ready to fly by early March, but it's not clear when a launch might fit into the space station schedule.

• Aug 7, 2023

Boeing pauses 737 Max production over issue with parts

Situation is not an immediate safety issue and planes already flying "can continue operating safely," company said.

• Apr 14, 2023

China's new plane a threat to U.S. economy?

A new Chinese airliner may soon take to the skies. It's called the C919 -- and it looks a lot like Boeing's 737. As Kris Van Cleave explains, development of the jet may have been assisted by espionage.

• Apr 11, 2023
• 05:27

China accused of spying to create passenger jet

China is rolling out a new passenger airliner, designed to directly compete with Boeing and Airbus. Some say the designs were gathered through corporate espionage. Kris Van Cleave has the story.

• Apr 11, 2023
• 02:33

China's C919 airliner

A state-owned Chinese aircraft manufacturer designed the first-ever large commercial jetliner, the C919, with the goal of one day dominating the aerospace industry. A look at how the plane was developed reveals how China acquired sensitive aviation technology through legal and illegal means. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Apr 11, 2023
• 05:56

Boeing's Starliner faces another launch slip, this time to late-July

Boeing had hoped to launch its first crew to the International Space Station in 2020, but major softwar problems in 2019 delayed test flights.

• Mar 29, 2023

Boeing stops deliveries of passenger jet to further analyze part

"There is no immediate safety-of-flight concern for the in-service fleet," the company said.

• Feb 24, 2023

Last Boeing 747 rolls off assembly line

The jet has ruled commercial airways since its debut in 1969.

• Feb 4, 2023

Farewell to the 747: Queen of the Skies

More than half a century after its first flight, the last Boeing 747 is being delivered. Kris Van Cleave looks at the team who built the plane, which changed the world and air travel forever.

• Jan 30, 2023
• 03:07

"Queen of the Skies": Last Boeing 747 flying off into history

For more than 50 years, the jumbo jet has broadened air travel for millions. On Tuesday, the final 747 will be delivered for cargo use – the end of the line for a piece of airborne royalty.

• Jan 30, 2023

Boeing pleads not guilty to fraud in 737 Max jet crashes

Boeing pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge that it misled regulators who approved its 737 Max, the plane that was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.

• Jan 26, 2023

Boeing ordered to face arraignment on felony charge in 737 Max jet crashes

The ruling came after relatives of some of the victims of the crashes said the government violated their rights by reaching a settlement with Boeing without first notifying the families.

• Jan 19, 2023

NASA debuts plans for new environmentally friendly plane

NASA has unveiled plans for a new experimental environmentally friendly airplane, which it hopes will hit the skies in 2028. Dieter Holger, sustainability reporter for the Wall Street Journal, discussed the environmental impact such a plane could have in the future.

• Jan 18, 2023
• 04:00

Near miss at JFK airport rattles fliers

The pilots of a Delta Air Lines flight hit the brakes and narrowly avoided a potentially catastrophic collision with an American Airlines plane at New York's JFK airport Friday night. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports on the investigation and how quick action may have saved hundreds of lives.

• Jan 16, 2023
• 03:21

Boeing's last 747 rolls out of Washington state factory

The 747 jumbo jet has taken on numerous roles since its 1969 debut, including as presidential aircraft Air Force One.

• Dec 8, 2022

$2.5B Boeing settlement can be challenged

Families of the victims of two Boeing 737 Max plane crashes can continue to pursue criminal charges against the company following a significant court victory. A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of the 346 people killed on those flights can challenge a $2.5 billion settlement sparing Boeing from prosecution. Michael Stumo, who lost his daughter in one of the crashes, joins CBS News to discuss his reaction to the ruling.

• Oct 25, 2022
• 05:25

Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard U.S. spacecraft for first time since 2002

38-year-old Anna Kikina is the only active-duty female in Russia's cosmonaut corps.

• Oct 4, 2022

Boeing to pay $200 million to settle charges over 737 Max crashes

Aviation giant "put profits over people" in assuring the public that its plane was safe, SEC official said.

• Sep 22, 2022

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Congress to hear from pilots critcal of Boeing; Maryland tests digital license plates

• Jun 19, 2019
• 47:17

Police response to school shooting questioned

A young man who lives across the street from the Texas elementary school where 19 children and 2 teachers were killed tells The Associated Press he urged police to charge into the school when he saw the gunman run in. He claims the officers did not go in. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed this country's strictest abortion law. And Boeing's Starliner capsule landed back on Earth just four hours after leaving the International Space Station.

• May 26, 2022
• 01:00

A pilot of a UTair Boeing 767 aborted his landing at Barcelona's El Prat Airport after another jet was crossing the runway - and it was all caught on video

A pilot of a UTair Boeing 767 aborted his landing at Barcelona's El Prat Airport after another jet was crossing the runway - and it was all caught on video.

• Jul 7, 2014
• 02:14

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