He added, however, that he thought this issue wasn't as serious as Boeing's past safety issues, such as the January 5 incident when the door plug on an Alaska Airlines passenger plane — a 737 ...

Boeing 737 MAX 8 Launch Customer (s)Malindo Air Length129 ft 8 in (39.52 m) Wingspan117 ft 10 in (35.9 m) Height40 ft 4 in (12.3 m) Engine OptionsCFM International LEAP-1B Range3,550 NM (6,570 km) ...

In a statement to KOMO News, Boeing said it has settled more than 90% of claims from two 737 MAX crashes from 2018 and 2019.

Boeing says a deal to buy fuselage-maker Spirit AeroSystems will help it control quality and safety. But a whistleblower who worked at Spirit for over a decade warns its problems won't be easy to fix.