Boeing Pays Alaska Airlines $160 Million in Compensation for the Blowout of a Panel During Flight

Boeing Pays Alaska Airlines $160 Million in Compensation for the Blowout of a Panel During Flight
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 awaits inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on Jan. 10, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo
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Alaska Airlines says Boeing has paid the carrier $160 million in “initial compensation” for a panel that blew out of an Alaska Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner in January.

The airline said Thursday that it expects additional compensation, the terms of which it said are confidential.