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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The LatestBoeing’s New CrisisA Harrowing FlightHow a ‘Door Plug’ Blew OffJohn Barnett had accused the plane manufacturer for retaliating against him after he ...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The LatestBoeing’s New CrisisA Harrowing FlightHow a ‘Door Plug’ Blew OffThe investigation is tied to an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight in early Januar...

As Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made its ascent on Jan. 5, few, if any, passengers knew that a panel called a “door plug” — hidden behind the interior surface of the cabin at both window seats in Row 26 — was all that stood between them and the cold evening sky. Nor did they know that when the jet reached an altitude...

SKIP ADVERTISEMENTWhat to KnowA Harrowing FlightWhy a Panel Tore OffMissing Plane Piece RetrievedBoeing Under ScrutinyGuidance for TravelersRegulators are examining whether Boeing complied with safety rules on a plane that lost a fuselage panel while in flight last week.The door plug of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737...

It was only when I attempted to make small talk with my visibly squirming seatmate on a Raleigh-Durham to New York flight that I realized it was me causing that look of horror on his face, rather than the slight turbulence we had been experiencing since takeoff. A friendly chat, I had thought, might help distract hi...