Evidence from the door that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane is bolstering a theory that the emergency occurred because bolts required to secure the door were missing when the aircraft left Boeing’s factory, according to The Wall Street Journal. The so-called door plug on the 737 Max 9 aircraft blew out at around 16,000 […]
The door of a plane that crashed in New Hampshire last week was found six miles away from the site of the wreck, investigators announced Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board said that the left cockpit door and hatch were located in a yard about six miles north of Colonial Drive in Londonderry, where a […]
Beatles fans will be offered a glimpse into George Harrison’s childhood through the back door of his former home, which has gone on display in a museum. The door, previously on the guitarist’s family home in Upton Green, Speke, Liverpool, is the latest item from the Fab Four’s past to go on show at the […]
More issues have arisen for Boeing after a whistleblower told the Seattle Times that the company failed to properly reinstall the fuselage panel that blew off Alaska Airlines flight 1282. Boeing has ordered a quality stand down for its employees at its Renton factory where the 737-9 MAX is made. On Thursday, all employees will […]
FISH CREEK – One of Door County’s iconic motels is getting a new life from its new owners as a contactless luxury boutique motel. Katie Wanzer, Mitch Ehly, and Luke and Katie Nelsen are opening the Fresh Coast Motel this spring at the site of the former the By-the-Bay Motel they bought last fall from […]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday recommended visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER planes because the have similarities to the model involved in a Jan. 5 midair emergency on an Alaska Airlines flight. The inspections should focus on “mid-exit door plugs,” the FAA said in a statement, referring to the same type of panel that […]
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) late on Sunday recommended operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft visually inspect mid-exit door plugs to ensure the component is properly secured. The FAA on Jan. 6 grounded 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes following the mid-air cabin blowout of a door plug on […]
BRUSSELS – The theme of Southern Door Community Auditorium’s 2024 Performing Arts Series is important and accurate – “We’re back!” After an absence of several years, a regular schedule of concerts, plays and shows, including a local singing competition, has returned to the auditorium. And, new programming director Cory Vandertie said, it couldn’t have happened […]
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — A man was charged with arson Friday after police saw him try to light on fire the deck of an abandoned house next door to his property, officials said. He was also charged with arson for two other fires that occurred earlier this month. Steven Johnson, 36, was charged with three […]
The fallout continues for Boeing after a door plug blew out of a plane midflight. It happened one week ago, prompting an emergency landing and the grounding of all 737 MAX 9 Jets. Today, a Boeing manager, turned whistleblower, is continuing to sound the alarm. For years Ed Pierson has warned about the safety of […]
FILE – A United Airlines Boeing 787 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Sept. 2, 2023, with the setting moon in the background. An Airbus plane operated by United Airlines cut short a flight after crews got a door-indicator warning, according to a spokesperson for the airport in Tampa, Florida. United said Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, […]
Parts of downtown Mountain Home went into lockdown following a threatening note on a courthouse building Thursday morning. County employees arrived at work to find a note on the door of the Elmore County Courthouse that indicated a potential bomb threat, city of Mountain Home spokesperson Betsy Hiddleston told the Idaho Statesman by phone. Because […]