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☆ Alaska Airlines pilot: ‘I was in shock’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Emily Wiprud, the first officer piloting Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on January 5, says she initially thought people had been killed when the plane’s door plug blew off shortly after takeoff, according to an interview with CBS News Wednesday. I was in shock.”Emily Wiprud, the first officer piloting Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on January 5, in an interview with CBS News Wednesday. Federal investigations would later determine that Boeing delivered the 737 Max plane to Alaska Airlines without four bolts that were designed to hold the door plug in place. Wiprud said from the flight deck she knew something terrible had happened, but she didn’t immediately know that the door plug had blown off. For example, neither Boeing nor the National Transportation Safety Board know how the 737 Max was delivered to Alaska Airlines without the four bolts.

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☆ Norfolk Southern CEO fired for ‘consensual relationship’ with railroad’s chief legal officer
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was fired for cause by the railroad’s board for “engaging in a consensual relationship with the company’s chief legal officer,” who was also terminated, the railroad announced Wednesday evening. Shaw had been CEO of one of the nation’s four largest freight railroads for just over two years. And he received praise from some past critics of the railroads for steps he took after the February 2023 derailment in East Palestine to improve railroad safety. Still, Norfolk’s actions related to the derailment received harsh criticism from Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigated the accident. She said Norfolk Southern’s actions following the derailment put first responders and neighbors of the derailment site at unnecessary risk.

Persons: Alan Shaw, ”, Shaw, “, Nabanita Nag, Mark George, Claude Mongeau, Amit Bose, Ancora, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Norfolk, CNN, of Locomotive Engineers, Norfolk Southern, Federal Railroad Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Locations: New York, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, Ohio, Norfolk, East Palestine, Shaw

"Our research infers that fliers are doing more research to understand and potentially avoid Boeing aircrafts," she said. "First of all, there are more discount carriers operating Airbus (A320s) than Boeing (737s) particularly in Asia," he said. watch nowThe study is a historical analysis of commercial flight safety, which does not predict how Boeing's issues may play out in the future. But Barnett indicated he's confident about the future of commercial aviation. Why avoiding Boeing is difficultThough competition among airlines is fierce, aircraft manufacturing has long been dominated by the United States' century-old Boeing company and its European competitor, Airbus.

Persons: Danielle Harvey, Brendan Sobie, Arnold Barnett, Barnett Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Sobie Aviation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of Air Transport Management, MIT, U.S . Federal Aviation Agency, National Transportation Safety Board, European Union, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, CNBC Travel, Airbus, Airlines, Max Locations: Asia, United States, Europe, Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, New, Bahrain, Bosnia, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Alaska

☆ Brazil plane crash: Prior icing accident looms over investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Numerous videos posted on social media show the turboprop ATR 72 in an apparent flat spin as it spiraled toward the ground with no visible forward movement. “As we progress through the investigation, things will start to solidify.”A crash in 1994The French-Italian ATR 72 has “checkered record” Goelz said. The ATR 72 utilizes deicing “boots,” designed to expand and physically break apart ice that accumulates on wings. “A jet likely would not have been at that altitude.”Following reports of Friday’s crash, ATR said it was aware of an accident and is working to support investigators. “Aviation safety doesn’t lend itself to quick answers.”

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☆ Families of Brazilian plane crash victims gather in Sao Paulo as experts work to identify the dead
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

SAO PAULO — Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil are gathering Sunday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident. Brazilian media said another four people were identified at the Sao Paulo morgue, which did not confirm the information. Metsul, one of Brazil’s most respected meteorological companies, said Friday there were reports of severe icing in Sao Paulo state around the time of the crash. Sao Paulo state government said 26 families have already attended the morgue for identification efforts, with more expected on Sunday. The ATR 72, which is built by a joint venture of Airbus in France and Italy’s Leonardo SpA.

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☆ All 61 people aboard plane killed in Brazil crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The airline said it did not have any information on how the plane crashed. The plane, flight 2283, fell in the city of Vinhedo, Voepass Linhas Aéreas said. Fire and smoke from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday. Felipe Magalhaes Filho / via APResponders near the site of the crash in a residential area of Vinhedo, Brazil on Friday. APTNResponse teams have been mobilized in the neighborhood where the plane crashed.

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☆ Boeing's new outsider CEO Ortberg takes the helm, this time from the factory floor
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Aerospace veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg becomes Boeing’s new CEO on Thursday with a singular mission: restoring the reputation of a U.S. manufacturing icon. Boeing's new CEO, Robert "Kelly" Ortberg. Ortberg’s Day 1 activity is walking the floor of Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington, where it builds its bestselling but problematic 737 Max. The airline’s CEO hinted at the big feat Ortberg has ahead of him. “We look forward to working with Kelly Ortberg in his efforts to return Boeing to its place as the leading American aerospace company,” CEO Bob Jordan said in a written statement.

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☆ Boeing’s new CEO is already making an overdue change his first day on the job
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Today is Kelly Ortberg’s first day as CEO of Boeing. The new CEO said in a memo to staff Thursday that he decided to work 2,300 miles from the company’s current corporate offices in Arlington, Virginia, to help restore trust in the company’s commercial aircraft business. A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is shown on the assembly line at the Boeing facility in Renton, Washington. The company said it had no comment whether it is considering moving its entire headquarters back to Seattle along with Ortberg. Boeing executives admitted there they still don’t know how the plane in the door plug blowout left Boeing’s Renton, Washington factory without the four bolts needed to keep the door plug in place.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg’s, He’s, –, Ortberg, ” Ortberg, “, he’d, Jennifer Buchanan, Richard Aboulafia, ”, he’s, Max, Jennifer Homendy Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Puget Sound, Seattle Times, AP, Max, Alaska Airlines, ” Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Alaska Locations: New York, Seattle, Chicago, Arlington , Virginia, Renton , Washington, Boeing’s Renton , Washington

Members of the main U.S. transportation regulator grilled Boeing executives Wednesday over the company’s workplace safety culture and allegations of retaliation linked to two employees who were sidelined over a January mishap involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 in which a door plug detached mid-flight. A preliminary report found that four bolts intended to secure the door plug had been missing when the accident occurred. The workers were placed in a different building where Boeing builds wings, which the NTSB said in a report workers refer to as “Boeing prison,” Homendy said at Tuesday’s hearing. Boeing is working on plug sensor changes that will not allow the door plug to fully close if there are any issues until it is firmly secured. Boeing committed under oath to work with the NTSB without interference on a safety culture survey of Boeing employees.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Hector Silva, ” Homendy, ‘, ” Silva, “, Silva, Sabrina Woods, “ Bolts, ” Woods, Boeing execs, Homendy, you’re, Elizabeth Lund, Boeing’s, Lund, Kelly Ortberg Organizations: Boeing, National Transportation Safety Board, ‘ Boeing, Alaska Airlines Locations: U.S, Portland , Oregon, Ontario , California, Boeing’s Renton , Washington

☆ Boeing insists it’s fixing itself. A lot of the folks talking to investigators don’t agree
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The door plug was removed at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, last September so that problems with some rivets could be repaired. But the necessary paperwork for that temporary door plug removal was apparently never created. But under questioning from the NTSB Lund admitted that it’s not clear who and when that door plug was put in place. “Are you 100% sure there will never be an unauthorized removal (of a door plug)?” Homendy asked. Asked if he could promise there will not be another door plug improperly installed, Silva answer, “I cannot make a promise or guarantee of that.

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☆ Federal safety hearing over 737 Max blowout puts Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems factories in spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jennifer Homendy, Chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, speaks during investigative hearing, into the blowout of a left mid exit door plug on a Boeing 737-9 MAX during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 flight on January 5, 2024, at the National Transportation Safety Board headquarters in Washington D.C. United States on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Bryan Olin Dozier/Anadolu via Getty Images)A Boeing safety executive told a federal safety hearing on Tuesday that the company is working on design changes to avoid a repeat of the near catastrophic blowout of a door plug from a practically new 737 Max 9 at the start of the year. The National Transportation Safety Board — the body in charge of aviation accident investigations in the U.S. — released more than 3,000 pages of documents ahead its full two-day hearing about Flight 1282, including interviews with employees at Boeing and its beleaguered fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems , some of which pointed to rework. "I just want a word of caution here, this is not a PR campaign for Boeing," NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said. Bolts that were meant to hold the door in place weren't attached, according to preliminary investigation results.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Bryan Olin Dozier, —, Jan, weren't, Elizabeth Lund, Lund Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, National Transportation Safety, Washington D.C, Anadolu, Getty, National Transportation Locations: Washington, United States, U.S

☆ Boeing workers paint a picture of chaos and dysfunction in NTSB investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The worker said there was no special training to open, close, or remove a door plug versus a regular door. But there were problems with the rivets by the door plug that needed to be repaired, so the door plug was removed so the work could be done. There were Spirit employees at the Boeing plant, but communication between the Boeing and Spirit workers on the floor of the Boeing factory wasn’t good, according to another interview transcript released Tuesday. But there were problems with five rivets near where the door plug was installed, and Boeing workers removed the door plug in order to fix those rivets. Boeing’s mounting problemsBut the probe is only one of the problems Boeing faces because of the incident.

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☆ We’re about to get the most detailed explanation yet for Boeing’s terrifying mid-air blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

It was a combination of the skill of the flight crew and good luck that no one was killed. But there were problems with five rivets near where the door plug was installed, and Boeing workers removed the door plug in order to fix those rivets. It would have had much more difficulty making it safely to the ground if the door plug had failed hours, rather than minutes, from the nearest runway. But the probe is only one of the problems Boeing faces because of the incident. He has faced harsh criticism for many of Boeing’s problems, with more than a dozen whistleblowers at the company complaining to congressional investigators that they faced pressure and retaliation for flagging safety problems in the company’s assembly process.

Persons: Max, Dave Calhoun, Kelly Ortberg, Rockwell Collins, Calhoun, haven’t, Josh Hawley, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Max, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration, Justice Department, FAA, DOJ, Rockwell, Capitol Locations: New York, Alaska, Renton , Washington, Hawaii

☆ Justice Department sues Norfolk Southern, accusing rail company of creating delays for Amtrak passengers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Justice Department said Tuesday it filed a civil lawsuit against Norfolk Southern, alleging the company knowingly created large delays for Amtrak passengers traveling between New York and New Orleans. Norfolk Southern said it has worked with Amtrak and states to expand passenger service and is committed to complying with the law. “Over the past several months with Amtrak, we have focused on the on-time performance of the Crescent passenger train. On another occasion, dispatchers made an Amtrak train wait over an hour while allowing three separate freight trains to pass, officials said. This photo taken with a drone shows the cleanup of portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023.

Persons: General Merrick Garland, ”, Tom Crosson, “, Gene J, CNN’s Chris Isidore, Holly Yan Organizations: CNN, The Justice Department, Norfolk, Amtrak, Department, “, Crescent, Norfolk Southern, Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB Locations: New York, New Orleans, Washington ,, Norfolk Southern, East Palestine , Ohio, East Palestine

☆ 3 members of Nelons, Hall of Fame gospel group, among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Amanda Musa | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Three members of the Nelons, a Georgia-based family gospel group, were among seven people killed in a plane crash in Wyoming on Friday, according to a statement from the family’s management company. Kelly Nelon Clark, her husband, Jason Clark, and their daughter Amber Kistler died in the crash Friday afternoon, according to a statement by daughter Autumn Nelon Streetman, who was not on the plane, that was included with the Gaither Music Group announcement. “Through a career of valued service in public safety, Larry’s impact on our state will not be forgotten,” Kemp wrote. The Gaither statement said Nelon Streetman and her husband were notified of the deaths in Seattle and were returning to their home. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association (GMA) Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards, according to the group’s official website.

Persons: Kelly Nelon Clark, Jason Clark, Amber Kistler, Streetman, Jamie, Dan, Linda Clark, ”, Nelon Streetman, “, Nathan Kistler, Melodi Hodges, Larry Haynie, Melissa, Haynie, Brian Kemp, ” Kemp, Gaither, Jason, Kelly, Amber, Jackie Patillo, Keith Holloway, Holloway Organizations: CNN, Gaither Music, Georgia, of Corrections, Georgia Gov, Gaither, Gaither Music Group, Seattle, Gospel Music Association, GMA, of Fame, GMA Hall of Fame, Transportation Safety, ” Locations: Georgia, Wyoming, Seattle, Alaska

☆ Niagara County, NY: Investigation launched after plane used for skydiving fatally crashes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Zenebou Sylla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Officials in New York launched an investigation Saturday after a person died in a small plane crash in Niagara County. It is unclear how many divers were on board before the crash, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti said at a news conference Saturday. A brush fire also reportedly began around the crash site, according to the release. The sheriff called the plane crash “an unfortunate incident” and added that local and federal law enforcement partners are working to determine what led to the crash. The pilot’s name was not released pending family notification, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office’s statement.

Persons: –, Tammy L, Jones, Niagara County Sheriff Michael Filicetti, ” Filicetti, Peter Knudson, Knudson Organizations: CNN, Cessna, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Niagara County Sheriff, National Transportation Safety Locations: New York, Niagara County, Lake, Youngstown , New York

☆ Can Boeing get back to its glory days?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

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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☆ Ex-Air Force engineer's arrest 'opens old wounds' for families of victims killed in a C-130 crash caused by a worn propeller blade
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Thomas Novelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A C-130 Hercules aircraft undergoes scheduled maintenance in a hangar at Robins Air Force Base. A C-130 flies above Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. US Air Force photo by Jamal D. SutterRetired Col. J.F. Advertisement"He was dedicated to what he did," Michael Lohrey said. When asked whether Fisher's arrest feels like justice at all, Michael Lohrey said, "Absolutely not."

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☆ How Boeing defrauded the United States and escaped with a slap on the wrist
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Boeing agreed to plead guilty to a charge that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration, hiding crucial information about a design flaw on the 737 Max during its original certification process. Boeing attorneys had it as part of their mission to make sure that its executives did not face any criminal charges, Lindquist said. A Boeing spokesman said the company had no comment about the anticipated guilty plea or the case beyond a brief statement confirming the agreement. Another way to make executives payEven if there are no criminal charges brought against executives, they can face significant penalties, Arlen said. Why Boeing will keep its government contractsThe most serious penalty that Boeing could face is by far the least likely – it could be barred from federal government contracts due to its guilty plea.

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☆ The Van Epps family left town for a youth baseball tournament Then tragedy struck
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Thomas Lake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The Van Epps family left behind two dogs, a stunned and grieving community, and an untold number of priceless memories. The Van Epps family in an undated photo from several years ago. The Van Epps family took a different route. James Ryan Van Epps pitched in a baseball tournament the morning of the plane crash. Courtesy Ansley Van EppsMeanwhile, she and others who loved the Van Epps family took care of other priorities.

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☆ U.S. plans to seek guilty plea from Boeing over fatal 737 Max crashes
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. prosecutors plan to seek a guilty plea from Boeing over a charge tied to two fatal crashes of 737 Max planes, attorneys for the victims' family members said Sunday, blasting a potential agreement as a "sweetheart deal." Boeing declined to comment, and it wasn't immediately clear if it would accept a plea deal. The DOJ said in May that it was reviewing whether Boeing violated a 2021 settlement that protected Boeing from federal charges. The company agreed to pay a $2.5 billion penalty for a conspiracy charge tied to the 2018 and 2019 crashes of its best-selling 737 Max planes, which killed all 346 people on the two flights. That system was later implicated in the two crashes, the DOJ said in 2021.

Persons: wasn't, Department didn't Organizations: Alaska Airlines Flight, Boeing, National Transportation Safety Board, U.S, Department, DOJ, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Alaska, Portland , Oregon, U.S

☆ A Southwest flight took off from a closed runway, forcing workers to clear out
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Gregory Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Airport employees in Portland, Maine, were forced to clear out of the way when a Southwest Airlines jet on the morning of June 25 took off from a closed runway, according to air traffic control recordings. Controllers and pilots warned the crew of Southwest 4805 several times that the runway was closed, the recordings made by LiveATC.net show. “There’s an airport vehicle,” one voice warned over the radio. The Boston controller later told Southwest they departed three minutes before the runway reopened. The tower controller told the workers over the radio that he knew “you were on the runway and had to exit” because of the takeoff.

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☆ Federal investigators slammed Boeing for 'blatantly violating' the rules by sharing unproven speculation about the 737 Max blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The NTSB said Boeing "blatantly violated" rules about investigations. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementBoeing has apologized after the National Transportation Safety Board said it "blatantly violated" rules about investigations. The director of the NTSB's office of aviation safety sent a scathing letter to Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun on Thursday. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: —, Dave Calhoun Organizations: NTSB, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, DoJ, Service, National Transportation Safety Board, Business

☆ The Boeing saga has reached a new level of absurdity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —If you’re a PR person, I can’t possibly think of a harder job right now than working at Boeing. Boeing held a press conference from a factory in Renton, Washington, on Thursday to talk about quality improvements. But strangely enough, Boeing sharing that information itself got Boeing in trouble with the NTSB. Clean up, clean up everybody everywhereWhen the NTSB’s statement went out, Boeing’s PR team went back into crisis clean-up mode. At the same time, rules are rules no matter how hypocritical they are.

Persons: It’s, they’d, Max, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, Gregory Wallace, Chris Isidore, ” Lund, “, that’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Senate, National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, ”, Department of Justice, CNN, Boeing’s PR Locations: New York, Renton , Washington

☆ Boeing Angers Safety Officials With Disclosures on 737 Max Incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Niraj Chokshi | Mark Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Boeing drew fresh criticism from a federal regulator on Thursday over disclosures about the continuing investigation into a harrowing January flight in which one of the company’s 737 Max planes lost a panel, exposing passengers to howling winds at an altitude of about 16,000 feet. Addressing reporters at a company factory in Renton, Wash., Elizabeth Lund, a Boeing executive, provided new details on Tuesday about how the plane involved in the incident left the plant apparently without four critical bolts that secured the panel, known as a door plug, in place. Boeing said the information was not for release until Thursday morning, under a common kind of agreement that allowed the attending reporters time to process the detailed briefing. But on Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board rebuked the company for sharing investigative information and speculating about the cause of the incident, saying Boeing had “blatantly violated” the agency’s rules surrounding active investigations. The agency said it would provide details about that violation to the Justice Department, which is investigating the January flight.

Persons: Max, Elizabeth Lund Organizations: Boeing, National Transportation, Justice Department Locations: Renton, Wash

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