Alaska Airlines pilot sues Boeing claiming it blamed him for doorplug incident

Name: Alaska Airlines pilot sues Boeing claiming it blamed him for doorplug incident
Uploaded: 2026-01-06T15:46:28Z
Description: The pilot off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX claims Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems tried to place blame on him and his first officer after a doorplug fell out of a plane during a flight over Oregon in January 2024.

The pilot off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX claims Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems tried to place blame on him and his first officer after a doorplug fell out of a plane during a flight over Oregon in January 2024.

Posted January 6, 2026 7:46am PST