The multinational corporation Boeing is experiencing technical difficulties sparking concerns across the nation regarding flying with the $77 billion airliner.

Currently standing as the world's largest aerospace company, their aircrafts are reportedly revealing catastrophic mechanical issues that have rendered passengers in critical condition in some cases.

The ongoing Boeing controversy is leaving travelers concerned with a desire to constantly stay informed on what the issues are and which jetliners they're flying with.

ENSTARZ has compiled the Boeing's occurrences that brings us to where we are today in Boeing's recent list of purported mishaps.

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1. January: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9, Cabin Door Blowout

January 2024 kicked off a whirlwind of tech issues for Boeing when a cabin door blewout mid-flight on a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet. The incident happened at about 16,000 feet, approximately six minutes after takeoff during Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland International Airport on Jan. 5.

Reportedly, four bolts used to secure the cabin door plug were missing when the flight occurred. Boeing's records proved that the plugs was previously reinstalled with no bolts prior to delivery of the jet.

Four of the passengers from that flight have banded together for a lawsuit citing the "terror" they experienced on board.

2. February: United Airlines Boeing 757-200, Damaged Wing

Passenger Kevin Clarke, an announcer for the World Pro Ski Tour, claimed he was worried after the plane took off due to the Boeing 757-200 aircraft "shaking".

"All of a sudden I hear this loud vibration and noise that I've never heard from a plane before and it stopped within seconds and I'm like, well that's good it stopped," Clarke said, per ABC-7.

Except seconds later, passengers were informed of a diversion due to damage to a wing slat near the engine. The flight landed safely, diverting to Denver about 45 minutes after takeoff.

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3. March: United Airlines Boeing 737-900, Left Engine Explosion

Passengers were terrified last week when a United Airlines flight from Texas to Florida had a horrific incident where bright flames shot out of the craft's engine, resulting in an emergency landing.

United flight 118 reported an "engine issue" around 6:55 p.m. CST, per NBC News. The incident occurred about 20 minutes after takeoff.

While the Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines didn't pin the exact issue, it appeared to be a compression stall according to reports, which could result in fire flying out the back of the engine.

Other harrowing occurrences include landing gear failure in Texas, a Boeing-made LATAM plane bound for New Zealand that suddenly lost altitude, and two deadly crashes involving two Max 8 jets in 2018 and 2019 — leaving 346 dead.

Per Travel Noir, Southwest, United, Alaska, and American Airlines currently fly Boeing aircrafts.

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