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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Boeing's safety controversy: Aeronautics expert dissects the airline's problems
Description: While The Front Page is on summer break, we’re taking a look back at some of the biggest news stories and top-rated episodes from the podcast in 2024. It’s safe to say that in recent years, Boeing has gone through a patch of turbulence. In 2024 alone, we saw a door plug blow off mid-flight on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 in January – while closer to home, a LATAM Airlines flight from Sydney to Auckland plunged mid-air, injuring at least 50 passengers. In October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia with 189 p...