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The finding from technicians comes after United Airlines reported it found issues relating to the installation in the door plug.

US News: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 made an emergency landing due to a mid-flight incident. The incident has raised concerns about flight safety worldwide. In

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said late on Monday it could not yet tell whether a recovered cabin panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane in mid-air last week...

Alaska Airlines has said more loose hardware has been found on some of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet of aircraft.

Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage said an important piece has been found – a key detail in the investigation of what happened during the plane’s “explosive decompression,” as the carrier and United Airlines said they had found loose hardware on a number of their Boeing 737 Max 9s.

A preliminary investigation by United Airlines found at least 10 Boeing models with loose bolts and the figure might increase also.

United Airlines has found loose bolts and other “installation issues” on multiple 737 Max 9 aircraft, it said on Monday, referring to the Boeing model that…

The National Transportation Safety Board carried out an inspection of the aircraft after a door panel slid up before flying off of the 737 Max 9 on Friday and landing in a Portland yard.

Comes as Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet lost fuselage panel, triggering sudden decompression event near Portland Friday.

Inspections and a federal investigation are underway after a door plug detached in-flight on an Alaska Airlines plane bound for Southern California.