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NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped
The National Transportation Safety Board says roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf ...
NTSB blames Boeing training failures, missing bolts in 737 Max door plug blowout
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended more hands-on training and oversight at Boeing after an Alaska Airlines ...
NTSB criticizes both Boeing and FAA for terrifying Alaska Airlines door plug incident
Boeing will be back in the hot seat Tuesday as the National Transportation Safety Board holds a hearing to present its ...
"Multiple system failures" led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight in 2024, NTSB chair says
National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, ...
NTSB blames Boeing, FAA for cause of Alaska Airlines door plug blowout
The mid-exit door plug separated from the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane on Jan. 5, 2024, minutes after Flight 1282 took ...
Boeing didn't train factory staff well enough in the lead up to the Alaska Airlines 737 Max blowout, NTSB says
One of a team of 24 had opened a door-plug before, but he was on vacation — leading the NTSB to criticise Boeing's on-the-job ...
Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says
The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured ...
Boeing to redesign 737 MAX section in wake of Alaska Air blowout, NTSB says
After a year and half of investigating, the top U.S. aviation investigator formally determined that Boeing and its chief ...
Boeing failed to provide training, oversight to prevent MAX 9 mid-air emergency, NTSB says
Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX ...
NTSB blames Boeing and FAA for Alaska Airlines door plug incident
The NTSB determined that "multiple system failures," including poor practices at Boeing and poor oversight by the FAA, caused ...