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Boeing's 737 MAX reckoning: the door plug blowout and the crash case

88 of 103 stories this year · 7 about Portland · gone quiet

Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after a plane suffers a gaping hole in its side · 23 articles, Jan 6Alaska Airlines grounds 737-9 aircraft after midair window blowout on flight from Portland, Oregon · 57 articles, Jan 6Boeing seeking federal safety exemption for its 737 Max airliner · 10 articles, Jan 6Alaska Airlines cancels all flights on the Boeing 737 Max 9 through Saturday · 46 articles, Jan 6Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as more maintenance may be needed · 152 articles, Jan 6Missing part of Alaska Airlines jet is found in Oregon, NTSB says, as airlines find loose hardware on Max 9s · 28 articles, Jan 7Boeing issues 737 Max 9 inspection instructions, a key step toward resuming flights · 7 articles, Jan 7United Airlines found loose bolts, other issues on a key part of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners · 24 articles, Jan 8United Airlines finds loose bolts on several Boeing 737 Max 9s after grounding · 6 articles, Jan 8Canceled flights are piling up as Alaska and United are stuck without their grounded Boeing jets · 12 articles, Jan 8Boeing stock plunges after a piece of fuselage on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew out mid-flight · 11 articles, Jan 8Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light · 28 articles, Jan 8Missing door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on Alaska Air jetliner · 63 articles, Jan 8Airlines say they found loose parts in door panels during inspections of Boeing Max 9 jets · 19 articles, Jan 9Boeing CEO: Alaska Airlines incident 'our mistake,' vows transparency · 6 articles, Jan 10Alaska Airlines passengers sue over door plug blowout: 'This is the end' · 18 articles, Jan 10Investigation into why a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet focuses on missing bolts · 13 articles, Jan 10US is investigating if Boeing made sure a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards · 26 articles, Jan 11US intensifies oversight of Boeing, will begin production audits after latest mishap for planemaker · 11 articles, Jan 12FAA announces increase in oversight on Boeing production · 8 articles, Jan 12FAA says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit 737 Max 9 production · 28 articles, Jan 12Boeing to increase quality inspections on 737-Max following Alaska Airlines blow out · 12 articles, Jan 15A federal official says the part that blew off a jetliner was made in Malaysia by a Boeing supplier · 9 articles, Jan 18United Airlines expects to lose money in the first quarter due to the grounding of Boeing Max 9 jets · 11 articles, Jan 22Federal officials recommend that airlines inspect door plugs on some older Boeing jets as well - The Daily Reporter · 50 articles, Jan 22Alaska Airlines CEO: We found 'many' loose bolts on our Max 9 planes following near-disaster · 18 articles, Jan 23United Airlines CEO says the airline will consider alternatives to Boeing's next airplane · 17 articles, Jan 23At United and Alaska airlines, frustration with Boeing's manufacturing problems is boiling over · 11 articles, Jan 23Alaska Airlines has resumed flying Boeing 737 MAX 9, and United Airlines is set to follow suit · 36 articles, Jan 25The FAA lays out a path for Boeing 737 Max 9 to fly again, but new concerns surface · 11 articles, Jan 25Alaska Airlines says the grounding of some Boeing planes will cost the airline $150 million · 13 articles, Jan 25FAA approves inspection process that could clear the way for grounded Boeing planes to fly again · 26 articles, Jan 25Boeing withdraws safety exemption request amid growing scrutiny after 737 Max incident · 14 articles, Jan 30Boeing Finds More Problems With 737 Max, Risking Delivery Delays · 11 articles, Feb 5Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages · 31 articles, Feb 5Bolts were missing from the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9, NTBS says · 74 articles, Feb 6FAA chief pledges to hold Boeing accountable for any violations of safety rules · 6 articles, Feb 6‘Whistling sound’ heard on previous Boeing Max 9 flight before door plug blowout, lawsuit alleges · 8 articles, Feb 8Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program weeks after panel blowout on a flight over Oregon · 36 articles, Feb 21Boeing’s safety culture is 'inadequate' and 'confusing', new FAA report finds · 18 articles, Feb 26Boeing given 90 days by FAA to come up with a plan to improve safety and manufacturing quality · 20 articles, Feb 28Justice Department probing Boeing midair door plug blowout · 9 articles, Feb 29Boeing is in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, key 737 Max supplier · 12 articles, Mar 1Passengers sue Boeing, Alaska Airlines for $1 billion over mid-air door panel blowout · 19 articles, Mar 3Investigation of Boeing 737 Max Rudder-Control Failure Latest in Series of Safety Issues · 11 articles, Mar 7DOJ opens criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines 737 plane blowout, report says · 42 articles, Mar 9Dead Boeing Whistleblower Said if Something Happens It Was Not Suicide · 34 articles, Mar 12FAA audit of Boeing's 737 Max production reportedly found ‘dozens of issues' · 9 articles, Mar 12Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead: What to Know · 55 articles, Mar 12Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, lawsuit says · 20 articles, Mar 15Boeing plane found to have missing panel after United Airlines flight from California to Oregon · 56 articles, Mar 16Major airlines want to hear how Boeing plans to fix problems in the manufacturing of its planes · 8 articles, Mar 21FBI tells passengers on the Alaska Airlines flight that lost a panel they might be crime victims · 48 articles, Mar 22Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down at year's end · 129 articles, Mar 25Boeing pays Alaska Airlines $160 million in compensation for the blowout of a panel during flight · 18 articles, Apr 4Boeing CEO Calhoun took home $5 million last year, compensation package hit by Max crisis · 8 articles, Apr 5Whistleblower claims that Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is flawed, prompting FAA investigation · 20 articles, Apr 9Boeing whistleblower says the Dreamliner 787 could 'break apart' due to safety flaws, report says · 9 articles, Apr 10Congress summons Boeing's CEO to testify on jetliner safety amid new whistleblower charges · 21 articles, Apr 10Boeing whistleblower: ‘They are putting out defective airplanes’ · 12 articles, Apr 10Boeing defends 787 Dreamliner safety after whistleblower alleged structural flaws · 6 articles, Apr 16United Airlines Lost $200 Million From Boeing Max 9 Grounding · 10 articles, Apr 16Boeing fights off fresh whistleblower allegations, while saying employee reports have ‘exploded … which is what we want’ · 8 articles, Apr 16Boeing in the spotlight as Congress calls a whistleblower to testify about defects in planes · 22 articles, Apr 17Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker’s safety culture · 13 articles, Apr 17Boeing posts a $355 million loss as the plane maker tries to dig out from under its latest crisis · 11 articles, Apr 24Boeing whistleblower dies following a brief illness, weeks after the suicide of another · 34 articles, May 2Spirit AeroSystems Whistleblower Dies After Sudden Infection · 10 articles, May 2Boeing faces new FAA probe over 787 Dreamliner inspections, falsified records · 42 articles, May 6Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes · 65 articles, May 14Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows · 12 articles, May 16Boeing whistleblower died by suicide, police investigation reveals · 27 articles, May 17Boeing reaches deadline for reporting how it will fix aircraft safety and quality problems · 28 articles, May 30FAA investigating substantial damage to Boeing 737 Max in 'Dutch roll' incident · 20 articles, Jun 13FAA head admits agency was ‘too hands-off' in its oversight of Boeing · 9 articles, Jun 13Boeing CEO apologizes to families of 737 Max crash victims during Senate panel testimony · 11 articles, Jun 18Boeing's CEO set to testify before US senate amid plane safety investigations · 16 articles, Jun 18Boeing hid questionable 737 Max plane parts from FAA regulators, new whistleblower alleges · 12 articles, Jun 18Boeing CEO defends his safety record, spars with senators and apologizes to crash victims' relatives · 16 articles, Jun 18US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation · 32 articles, Jun 27A father who lost 2 sons in a Boeing Max crash waits to hear if the US will prosecute the company · 15 articles, Jun 28US wants Boeing to plead guilty to fraud over fatal crashes, lawyers say · 50 articles, Jun 30Boeing to buy Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion · 68 articles, Jul 1Boeing agrees to plead guilty over 737 MAX crashes, avoids trial · 99 articles, Jul 8Families of 737 Max crash victims urge a judge to reject Boeing’s plea deal · 10 articles, Jul 8US Files Details of Boeing’s Plea Deal Related to Plane Crashes. It's in the Hands of a Judge Now · 49 articles, Jul 25Boeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion · 67 articles, Jul 31US judge rejects Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes · 36 articles, Dec 5

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else61 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Portland that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 20– 21Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Multnomah County6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Nov 13– 14FBI offers $25,000 reward for information on ballot box fires in Washington and Oregon17 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 5 right
  3. Oct 28Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 18WNBA awards Portland an expansion franchise that will begin play in 20269 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Aug 31– Sep 13 missing after plane crashes into residential neighborhood in Oregon: Officials55 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 4 right
  6. Jun 15– 16Crews rescue 28 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride50 articles · 29 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 1 right
  7. Apr 29Train derailment shuts down historic Portland bridge5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  8. Apr 7– 9Person comes forward to claim $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in Oregon83 articles · 43 independent sources
    7 left, 15 center, 3 right
  9. Apr 1Women's NCAA Tournament games in Portland played on court with mismatched 3-point lines6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Apr 1NCAA says 3-point line drawn 9 inches short at apex for Portland women's regional by court supplier8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right

Stories that name Portland

  1. Dec 30Linda Lavin, Tony-winning Broadway actress who starred in the sitcom ‘Alice,’ dead at 8760 articles · 41 independent sources
    7 left, 11 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 29– 302 Oregon men die from exposure in a forest after they went out to look for Sasquatch48 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 25– 27Pet food recalled over bird flu contamination, house cat dead55 articles · 33 independent sources
    1 left, 16 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 24Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights101 articles · 54 independent sources
    7 left, 26 center, 8 right
  5. Dec 20– 24Starbucks workers expand strike, closing nearly 60 stores in several US cities42 articles · 25 independent sources
    9 left, 9 center, 3 right
  6. Dec 10– 12Albertsons gives up on Kroger merger, files lawsuit against grocery chain149 articles · 65 independent sources
    17 left, 30 center, 11 right
  7. Nov 18– 21'Bomb cyclone' kills 2 and knocks out power to over half a million homes across the Northwest US73 articles · 44 independent sources
    6 left, 20 center, 5 right
  8. Nov 14Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress11 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Oct 30– 31Incendiary devices that burned ballot boxes carried 'Free Gaza' messages, AP source says21 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 9 right
  10. Oct 28– 31Police say the man behind ballot box fires has metalworking experience and might plan more attacks75 articles · 43 independent sources
    8 left, 19 center, 6 right

Local coverage

  1. Jul 82 men drown in Glacier National Park over the July 4 holiday weekend5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Jan 6CA-bound flight makes emergency landing after window, chunk of fuselage blow out mid-air6 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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