In a recent news conference regarding the Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug failure, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairperson, Jennifer Homendy, stated that air travel is much safer than automobile travel. She went on to note that approximately 49,000 traffic fatalities occur annually in automobile travel. It seems this statement is at a minimum disingenuous but more importantly dangerous when coming from the regulator’s point of view.
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A new FAA safety standard?
While in flight, part of the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane operated by Alaska Airlines failed catastrophically on 5 January 2024. The part that failed is a “plug” bolted in the fuselage where an optional door can be located. An emergency landing was successfully completed with some passenger injuries. All have been medically cleared.
