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US Justice Department is investigating Boeing over its door plug blowout, according to reports

Washington DC (CNN) — The US Justice Department is looking into whether the door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 Max plane in January meant Boeing violated the $2.5 billion settlement it reached in 2021 following two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, according to New York Times and Bloomberg reports that cite unnamed sources.

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Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace
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Colin McCullough, CNN
CNN — Washington DC (CNN) — The US Justice Department is looking into whether the door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 Max plane in January meant Boeing violated the $2.5 billion settlement it reached in 2021 following two fatal crashes of the 737 Max, according to New York Times and Bloomberg reports that cite unnamed sources.

The reported probe adds to a lengthy list of investigations into Boeing’s actions after part of an Alaska Airlines flight blew off the side of the plane on January 5. No one was seriously injured.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

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