The Justice Department is investigating the Jan. 5 Boeing door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight, three sources familiar with the situation told ABC News. The door plug fell off of a Boeing 737 Max 9 a few minutes after Alaska Airlines flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport on Jan. 5, before returning to the airport for an emergency landing. Shortly after the January Alaska Airlines incident, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded approximately 171 Max 9s worldwide. Alaska Airlines resumed flying the Boeing 737 Max 9 following fleet inspections on Jan. 26. Justice Department probing Boeing midair door plug blowout originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 29, 2024 02:53 UTC