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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

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Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Latest Incident On Friday of last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.

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Update on Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Door Plug Incident

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Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. As highlighted in our original commentary , an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.

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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

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Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Background In early January, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.

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An AWESOME Experience

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Nancie Torrence is JDA’s Group Vice President for Aerospace and Defense and leads the company’s Women’s Interest Network, a group focused on mentoring, sponsoring and developing women at all levels to realize their full career potential at JDA. I quickly learned how wrong I was!

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An AWESOME Experience

BlueYonder

Nancie Torrence is JDA’s Group Vice President for Aerospace and Defense and leads the company’s Women’s Interest Network, a group focused on mentoring, sponsoring and developing women at all levels to realize their full career potential at JDA. I quickly learned how wrong I was!

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- May 12 2023

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The firm is headquartered in Portland, Oregon , with offices in Ashburn, Virginia , Rochester, New York and Barcelona, Spain. Named customers include Danaher , Keysight Technologies , and Stellantis.

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident- Latest Update

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Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. There were no reported fatalities or major injuries, which was very fortunate. The aircraft itself was newly produced and delivered to the airline in November 2023.

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