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Four passengers on board an Alaska Airlines plane that exploded during a flight earlier this month are suing the airline and the plane's manufacturer, Boeing.
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in King County Superior Court. in seattleand according to the plaintiffs' attorneys, is the first complaint filed against Alaska Airlines over the incident, The Seattle Times reported.
Plastic sheeting covers the fuselage area of an Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. (Matthew Lewis Rolland/Getty Images/Getty Images)
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| alk | Alaska Airlines Group Co., Ltd. | 33.60 | -0.81 | -2.37% |
Last week, six passengers on the Jan. 5 flight filed a class action lawsuit against Boeing, citing injuries and psychological trauma.
Minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland and reached an altitude of 16,000 feet, the 737 Max 9's door plug came off. The missing plug depressurized the plane, a cell phone was sucked out of a gaping hole, and a child's shirt was ripped from his body.
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The plane returned safely to Portland with no serious injuries reported. The Max 9 involved in the incident was restricted from long flights over the ocean, including Hawaii, after the state of Alaska reported a pressurization warning on a previous flight.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was bound for Ontario, California, but suffered decompression in Portland, Oregon shortly after takeoff. (Reuters/Reuters Photo)
Days after the incident, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun acknowledged that the company had made a “mistake” and said the company would work with the National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the incident, to determine the cause. Ta.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily grounded all Boeing 737 Max 9s with plug doors until it is determined that “each aircraft can be safely returned to service.”
The Boeing logo is displayed on Boeing's headquarters building in Chicago on November 28, 2006. (Scott Olson/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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| BA | boeing company | 203.06 | +2.55 | +1.27% |
The FAA also notified Boeing that it is investigating the company “to determine whether the completed product conforms to the approved design and is safe to operate in accordance with FAA regulations,” the agency said. said in a statement.
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Boeing did not immediately respond to FOX Business' request for comment on the lawsuit filed against the companies this week, and an Alaska Airlines spokesperson said the airline does not comment on pending litigation.
FOX Business' Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.
