Then on Jan. 5, about six minutes and 16,000 feet into a packed flight out of Portland, Oregon, a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9.
The Federal Aviation Administration barred Boeing from increasing output of its Max planes and stepped up hands-on inspections at production plants.
The 737 was dubbed "Baby Boeing" and went on to become the company's bestseller, helping to make Boeing the largest U.S. exporter.
Pilots in those Boeing planes fought against a flight-control system, the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, that pushed the nose of the planes downward repeatedly.
Boeing has said it aims to increase rates to about 50 Max planes a month in the next few years.
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