Boeing hired Ortberg last year and created a new position for a senior vice president of quality to help improve its manufacturing.

NTSB-Boeing FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines ...

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked … ...

The nation's top safety investigators concluded there were multiple systemic failures that led to a midair blowout during the flight of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet last year.

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes are pictured outside a Boeing factory on March 25, 2024 in Renton, Wash. A midair door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight and subsequent grounding of flights ...

The NTSB says Boeing and the FAA could have done more to ensure the safety of the Boeing 737 Max ...