Alaska Airlines CEO calls out Boeing for loose bolts on 737 MAX 9s after emergency landing at PDX

Ben Minicucci expressed anger at Boeing in his first interview since a panel blew out mid-flight, causing the plane to be diverted back to PDX.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Alaska Airlines CEO revealed that “many” of its Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft were found to have loose bolts, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues inspecting the model featured in the emergency landing at Portland International Airport (PDX), after a door plug blew out mid-flight.

In the first interview since Flight 1282 with NBC’s Tom Costello, Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci addressed the company’s findings, saying that they “found some loose bolts on many of our

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