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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft awaits inspection on Jan. 10, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo The ...

A spate of recent incidents in which domestic passengers have tried to open emergency exit doors has caused significant disruptions and safety risks for domestic airlines. The latest incident occurred ...

(CNN) — The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on January 5, 2024, in which a 60-pound “door plug” blew out from a nearly new Boeing 737 MAX 9 in flight at 16,000 feet, leaving a ...

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. It was originally published at The Conversation. The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on Jan. 5, ...