Passengers on board the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 that suffered a terrifying midair blowout in January have received a letter from the FBI saying they may be victims 'of a crime.'
Boeing says workers at its 737 Max factory will stop work Thursday to hold workshops on quality control.Passengers on board the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 that suffered a terrifying midair blowout in January have received a letter from the FBI saying they may be victims "of a crime."flight 1282, shared with CNN the letter that the FBI office in Seattle sent to passengers on Tuesday.
"The FBI does not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation," FBI Seattle's Public Affairs Office wrote in an email to CNN, citing Department of Justice policy.On January 5, 171 passengers and six crew members boarded the flight in Portland, Oregon, bound for Ontario, California. Abruptly after take off, a panel of the fuselage called the "door plug" blew off, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.
"My clients and I welcome the DOJ investigation," Lindquist told CNN, "We want accountability. We want answers. We want safer Boeing planes. And a DOJ investigation helps advance our goals."CNN has reached out to multiple other attorneys that represent passengers onboard the flight. The development comes the same week Boeing said it will report massive losses in the first quarter stemming from the Alaska Airlines incident.
The losses will be in part because of compensation to airlines that owned the Max 9, which was grounded for three weeks after the incident. Alaska Air CEO Ben Minicucci told investors last month that the incident cost his airline about $150 million, and that it expected to be compensated for those losses by Boeing.
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