The suit names The Boeing Company and Spirit AeroSystems as defendants and alleges that missing bolts and other manufacturing or assembly failures permitted the door-plug to separate midflight. An image attributed to the National Transportation Safety Board documenting the fuselage opening is cited in the case. The filing goes beyond product liability, asserting that Boeing took steps after the incident to shift responsibility onto the pilots. Alaska Airlines said it had no comment on the lawsuit while reiterating its gratitude for the crewmembers’ actions during the emergency. Spirit AeroSystems, which supplies fuselage sections and structural components to Boeing, and Boeing itself face legal and reputational risk when assembly or quality control lapses emerge.

Source: Mint January 07, 2026 06:19 UTC