Boeing says it is ‘acknowledging our mistake’ on MAX 9 door plug failure as NTSB investigation continues

The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the four bolts that prevent the door plug from moving were no longer attached to the recovered plug or the plane.

PORTLAND, Oregon — Boeing’s CEO, David Calhoun, acknowledged that they made a mistake after a door plug blew off a 737 MAX 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5. The flight, No. 1282, had been forced to make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport (PDX). 

Calhoun also called for full transparency from Boeing in the matter at the company’s staff-wide safety meeting Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the investigation continues: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed the

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