The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a preliminary report for its ongoing investigation into the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug incident. NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight 1282 door plug accident. The report is on the NTSB investigation web page: https://t.co/nK5xY7ly9D pic.twitter.com/DiBlVlHV43 — NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) February 6‚ 2024   Jason Rabinowitz‚ co-host of Flightradar24’s AvTalk podcast‚ shared findings from the report. “Indications that…’four bolts that prevent upward movement of the MED plug were missing before the MED plug moved upward off the stop pads‚'” Rabinowitz wrote. The @NTSB has released its preliminary report on the #AS1282 #737MAX-9 door plug accident. Highlights: • Indications that…"four bolts that prevent upward movement of the MED plug were missing before the MED plug moved upward off the stop pads." pic.twitter.com/4G90dN8Eg0 — Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) February 6‚ 2024 * Image from Jason Rabinowitz X Post * “NTSB confirms that Spirit AeroSystems delivered the fuselage to Boeing Airplanes with defects around the door plug that required its opening. Photos from Boeing actually show the door plug opened for work‚ then closed again ***without the bolts to hold it in place***‚” he continued. “The NTSB’s report only includes facts and comes to no conclusions. But it sure does confirm reports from The Air Current and elsewhere that a massive process and documentation problem exists between Boeing and Spirit‚” he added. The NTSB's report only includes facts and comes to no conclusions. But it sure does confirm reports from @theaircurrent and elsewhere that a massive process and documentation problem exists between Boeing and Spirit. https://t.co/lyh3cO40uV pic.twitter.com/I1bGIQJyV0 — Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) February 6‚ 2024 KIRO 7 News reports: A new report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that four critical bolts were missing from a door plug during a midair blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines flight in January. Although previous investigations into Boeing 737 MAX 9s for Alaska and United Airlines had revealed that several bolts were loose on the planes‚ this new report reveals that the issue on the Jan. 5 flight was that the four key bolts that hold the door plug in place weren’t there at all. “Overall‚ the observed damage patterns and absence of contact damage or deformation around holes associated with the vertical movement arrestor bolts and upper guide track bolts in the upper guide fittings‚ hinge fittings‚ and recovered aft lower hinge guide fitting indicate that the four bolts that prevent upward movement of the MED plug were missing before the MED [mid exit door] plug moved upward off the stop pads‚” the NTSB report reads. Earlier on Tuesday‚ Federal Aviation Administration Director Michael Whitaker was grilled by lawmakers in Washington‚ D.C.‚ where he vowed to bring “a heightened level of oversight” to Boeing’s production facilities in the months to come. He also said that he anticipates having inspectors on-site will be a permanent policy moving forward to ensure safety and compliance.

Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera died Tuesday in a helicopter crash. Piñera‚ 74‚ was president of the South American country from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022. BREAKING: Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter accident. He was 74 https://t.co/KNgkB1EFTO — The Associated Press (@AP) February 6‚ 2024 Chile Interior Minister Carolina Tohá confirmed the former president’s death. No immediate details were released regarding the cause of the helicopter crash. Buenos Aires Herald reports: Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera died in a helicopter crash on Tuesday afternoon in the southern region of Los Ríos‚ according to government sources cited by local news outlet La Tercera. Chile’s national disaster agency SENAPRAD confirmed that a helicopter crash had occurred in the southern town of Lago Ranco and that one person had been killed and three people injured. According to La Tercera‚ there were four people board the helicopter when it crashed and three had been “found by first responders.” JUST IN – Former president of Chile‚ Sebastián Piñera has been killed in a helicopter crash. He was president from 2010-2014 and again from 2018-2022 — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 6‚ 2024 Former Chilean President Sebastian Piñera dies in helicopter crash | Just The News https://t.co/lDyHCLjuWS — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) February 6‚ 2024 Per Just the News: Three passengers survived the crash. CNN reported that the area was experiencing considerable rainfall at the time of the crash‚ though the impact of the adverse weather conditions on the crash remains unclear. Piñera was known to often fly his own helicopter but it was not clear if he was the pilot on the fatal flight‚ according to the New York Times. He led the country from 2010-2014 and 2018-2022 and oversaw Santiago’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was the first conservative-leaning leader of Chile since Augusto Pinochet lost power in 1990. Pinochet seized power in 1973 through a military coup against President Salvador Allende. The helicopter crash occurred as the country faces devastating wildfires that have killed over 100 people. Chile Burned To The Ground: “It’s Maui All Over Again!” From The Guardian: The death toll from wildfires that ravaged central Chile for several days has risen to 131‚ and more than 300 people remain missing as the blazes appear to be burning themselves out. The fires in the Valparaíso region are said to be Chile’s deadliest disaster since an earthquake in 2010. Officials have suggested that some of the fires could have been lit intentionally. President Gabriel Boric announced during a visit to the region that furniture used for the 2023 Pan American Games would be donated to victims. He said the government would also forgive the water bills for 9‚200 affected homes. The fires began on Friday on the mountainous eastern edge of Viña del Mar‚ a beach resort known for its Latin music festival. Two other cities‚ Quilpué and Villa Alemana‚ were also hit hard as the fires spread quickly in dry weather and strong winds. The Viña del Mar festival cancelled its opening gala as a mark of mourning. Many participating singers‚ including Alejandro Sanz‚ Pablo Alborán and Maná‚ sent messages of solidarity and announced donations.

Moderna has launched a trial for an experimental mRNA ‘vaccine’ for cancer in the United Kingdom. The therapy‚ which utilizes technology from the COVID-19 shots‚ was given to patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. “Cancer patients in the UK are receiving a new therapeutic to help their bodies recognise and fight cancer cells as part of a global trial‚” Imperial College London stated. New mRNA cancer vaccine from Moderna trialed in British patients https://t.co/d1jbNkKTad — Living Forever (@LivingForever8) February 4‚ 2024 Imperial College London announced: The first UK patients received the experimental mRNA therapy – a type of immunotherapy treatment called mRNA-4359 – at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust as part of a phase 1/2 clinical trial. The trial aims to evaluate its safety and potential for treating melanoma‚ lung cancer and other ‘solid tumour’ cancers. The treatment is designed using messenger RNA (mRNA) and works by presenting common markers of tumours to the patient’s immune system. This should help to train patients’ immune systems to recognise and fight cancer cells expressing these markers‚ but also potentially eliminate cells that may suppress the immune response. “Whereas the COVID-19 vaccines trained immune cells using mRNA of a protein on the outside of the virus‚ these experimental mRNA cancer immunotherapies incorporate mRNA of common marker proteins found in tumours‚” Imperial College London wrote. Moderna’s mRNA Madness: Cancer Vaccine Trials Unleash Genetic Circus in the UK! https://t.co/df4sEQwA2S — Chris Wick News (@ChrisWickNews) February 4‚ 2024 Independent reports: In some cases‚ vaccines are created specifically for the patient in the lab using their own genetic information‚ while others are more general vaccines targeted at specific types of cancer. In the latest development‚ British patients are trialling a vaccine called mRNA-4359 as part of an early-stage clinical trial that will initially look at safety as well as effectiveness. The vaccine is aimed at people with advanced melanoma‚ lung cancer and other solid tumour cancers. An 81-year-old man‚ who is taking part in the trial arm run by Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust‚ was the first UK person to receive the vaccine at Hammersmith Hospital in late October. The man‚ from Surrey‚ who does not wish to be named‚ has malignant melanoma skin cancer which is not responding to treatment. He said: “I had a different immunotherapy‚ I had radiotherapy‚ the only thing I didn’t have was chemotherapy. So‚ the options were either do nothing and wait‚ or get involved and do something. “During the trial‚ the vaccine will be tested alone and in combination with an existing drug pembrolizumab‚ which is an approved immunotherapy treatment‚ also known as Keytruda‚” the outlet noted. mRNA-4359 is among the dozens of mRNA products Moderna has in its pipeline. The biotechnology company is developing mRNA therapies for influenza‚ RSV‚ HIV‚ Lyme disease‚ Zika virus‚ and others. Read Moderna’s full mRNA pipeline HERE.

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