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Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Complete 737 MAX Mid-Cabin Door Plug Redesign

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems have finished engineering work on a redesigned 737 MAX mid-cabin exit door plug, with installations on new jets slated for 2026. The changes follow NTSB findings of missing bolts, undocumented maintenance and oversight gaps that led to the January 2024 in-flight blowout.

2025-06-24T09:14:38.038461-07:00

Associated Press

NTSB Urges Smoke Detection and Engine Mods on Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Engines

2025-06-18T14:32:18.549499-07:00

Reuters

Boeing, DOJ Agree $1.1 Billion Non-Prosecution Agreement to End 737 MAX Fraud Case

2025-05-23T11:50:47.238144-07:00

The Air Current

Boeing Rolls Out First 737 MAX at 38-Jet Monthly Rate

2025-06-02T15:34:54.650540-07:00

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Aviation Source

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NTSB Faults Boeing Processes and FAA Oversight in Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Blowout The NTSB's final report holds Boeing's inadequate training, guidance and quality-control procedures responsible for the January 2024 mid-exit door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9, while highlighting ineffective FAA oversight. It issues 19 safety recommendations for Boeing and the FAA, including a complete redesign of the door plug.

2025-06-25T11:15:20.541708-07:00

NTSB Faults Boeing Processes and FAA Oversight in Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Blowout

Politico

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Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Complete 737 MAX Mid-Cabin Door Plug Redesign Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems have finished engineering work on a redesigned 737 MAX mid-cabin exit door plug, with installations on new jets slated for 2026. The changes follow NTSB findings of missing bolts, undocumented maintenance and oversight gaps that led to the January 2024 in-flight blowout.

2025-06-24T09:14:38.038461-07:00

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Complete 737 MAX Mid-Cabin Door Plug Redesign

Politico

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NTSB to Detail Causes of Mid-Air Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Ejection The NTSB will publish its investigation into last year’s incident where a non-structural door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 MAX in flight, triggering an emergency descent and intensifying scrutiny of Boeing’s assembly and quality-control procedures on the MAX line.

2025-06-23T07:02:03.312528-07:00

NTSB to Detail Causes of Mid-Air Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Ejection

Associated Press

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NTSB Urges Smoke Detection and Engine Mods on Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Engines The NTSB has urged the FAA to mandate urgent modifications to CFM International LEAP-1B engines on Boeing 737 MAX jets—particularly adding smoke detection and engine casing changes—to prevent smoke from entering the cockpit or cabin following events such as bird strikes.

2025-06-18T14:32:18.549499-07:00

NTSB Urges Smoke Detection and Engine Mods on Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Engines

Reuters

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Families of 737 MAX crash victims urge rejection of DOJ’s deferred prosecution deal Families of those killed in the 2018 Lion Air and 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX disasters filed a federal motion to block Boeing’s deferred prosecution deal with the US Justice Department, arguing the agreement shields the planemaker from felony conviction and escapes independent monitoring.

2025-06-18T13:35:47.625598-07:00

Families of 737 MAX crash victims urge rejection of DOJ’s deferred prosecution deal

Aviation Week

Allegiant Secures $144M Credit Facility Backed by 737 MAX Deliveries Allegiant’s financing arm struck a $144 million credit facility collateralized by future 737 MAX deliveries, marking a fresh approach in funding fleet expansion as Boeing ramps its narrowbody output. The deal shields the carrier’s balance sheet from market volatility while ensuring timely payment for new jets.

2025-06-17T14:32:10.184069-07:00

Allegiant Secures $144M Credit Facility Backed by 737 MAX Deliveries

FlightGlobal

Norwegian Secures 11 CFM LEAP-1B Spare Engines to Back 737 MAX Growth On June 17, Norwegian signed an agreement with CFM International for 11 LEAP-1B spare engines to underpin maintenance cycles and operational resilience across its growing Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet. The order addresses increased utilization rates and inventory gaps as global 737 MAX deliveries climb.

2025-06-17T00:09:55.465954-07:00

Norwegian Secures 11 CFM LEAP-1B Spare Engines to Back 737 MAX Growth

FlightGlobal

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Boeing pins recovery on reliably delivering 38 737 MAX jets per month Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Stephanie Pope is gauging the airframer’s progress on its capacity to safely replicate a monthly production rate of 38 737 MAX jets. Boeing achieved that threshold in May, marking a long-awaited milestone in its output ramp recovery.

2025-06-12T04:35:42.879559-07:00

Boeing pins recovery on reliably delivering 38 737 MAX jets per month

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