On October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610, a 737 Max 8, crashed into the Java Sea after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia. All 189 people on board were lost to the crash. 2 days ago · Video/Hill.TV. Alaska Airlines and United Airlines reported separately that they found loose parts in the door panels of other Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after they were grounded for inspection RENTON, WA - NOVEMBER 13: A worker stands under a Boeing 737 Max airplane as it sits parked at the [+] company's Renton production facility on November 13, 2020 in Renton, Washington. Boeing Photo: Andreas Zeitler | Shutterstock. Airline manufacturer Boeing released a statement recently that it is likely to reduce delivery of its 737 MAX soon due to quality discrepancies with a part made by supplier Spirit AeroSystems. The manufacturer informed the supplier of a 'non-standard' manufacturing process for two fittings to be applied in An off-duty pilot in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 Max 8 jet jumped in to help crew disable a malfunctioning flight-control system as it experienced difficulties in October, according to Bloomberg. 6 days ago · DALLAS -- Boeing is asking federal regulators to exempt a new model of its 737 Max airliner from a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off 2 days ago · Boeing 737 MAX planes' safety record isn't stellar. MAX 8 crashes killed 346 people in 2018-2019, and a manufacturing issue caused Friday's incident. "If the problem before you is a 3 days ago · 8) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over 1 day ago · The plugs are installed in Max 9 fuselages by subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems, which was spun off by Boeing in 2005. Spirit has a history of manufacturing problems, many uncovered in a U.S. House probe of two fatal crashes involving Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. 3 days ago · More Boeing 737 Max 9 Planes Have Problems. January 8, 2024 by Brian Wang. Three days ago an Alaska Airlines operated Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a door plug as seen in the photo. A three foot by six foot opening was left where the door plug was. The flight was three miles (14850 feet) off the ground so the decompression and other issues were not 9iyE.