Boeing Sanctioned by US Investigators for Sharing Door Plug Blowout Details With Media

Boeing is being sanctioned by federal investigators for sharing information related to an investigation into how a door plug blew off a 737 Max passenger jet mid-flight in January. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on June 27 accused Boeing of violating the agency’s investigative regulations, as well as a signed agreement, by providing nonpublic investigative information to the media. It also said the planemaker speculated about possible causes of the Jan. 5 door plug incident while an investigation was underway. The NTSB was referring to a press tour of Boeing’s 737 Max factory in Renton, Washington, which was meant to showcase improvements made to quality control after the door plug failure on a jet operated by Alaska Airlines....