Alaska Airlines said on Saturday (Mar 9) it is cooperating with the US Department of Justice after a criminal investigation was opened into the Boeing 737 Max blowout on its flight in January.
“In an event like this, it’s normal for the DOJ to be conducting an investigation. We are fully cooperating and do not believe we are a target of the investigation,” Alaska Airlines said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
The Wall Street Journal earlier reported, citing documents and people familiar with the matter, that the investigators have contacted some passengers and crew on the Jan 5 flight, which made an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, after a fuselage panel ripped off midair.
The investigation would inform the DOJ’s review of whether Boeing complied with an earlier settlement that resolved a federal investigation following two fatal 737 Max crashes in 2018 and 2019, the report added.
Source: CNA
