United Airlines said that Boeing was responsible for a $200 million (£161mn) hit to its earnings in the initial three months of the year. For three weeks, the carrier had to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after its door blew out mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight in January.

United Airlines blames Boeing blowout case for $200mn hit in earnings

United States President Joe Biden cracked a joke about how he maintains distance from the doors on his Air Force One, as he took a jibe at aviation giant Boeing in the wake of a plane door blowout case.

'I don't sit by the door': Biden cracks joke on Boeing jet door blowout

The United States Department of Justice has started a criminal investigation into the Boeing jet door blowout case which had created a gaping hole on the Alaska Airlines aeroplane in January, reported the Wall Street Journal on Saturday (Mar 9).

US Justice Department starts criminal investigation into Alaska Airlines window blowout case

The discovery of the piece of fuselage, which had blown off an Alaska Airlines' Boeing airliner when it was flying over Oregon, Portland on Friday (Jan 5), has given the investigators hope that they will be able to gather physical evidence and understand what went wrong.

Here's how the newly-found door 'plug' may help understand Alaska Airlines' mid-air blowout

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