Justice Department Opens Criminal Probe into Boeing 737 MAX After Alaska Airlines Mid-Flight Blowout

• U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal probe into the Boeing 737 MAX mid-flight blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight • Comes amid heightened scrutiny of Boeing's safety record following fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 • Probe will inform assessment of whether Boeing complied with $2.5B settlement related to those crashes • FAA recently identified issues with Boeing's manufacturing processes and product control • Boeing said unable to locate records for work on door panel that fell off Alaska Airlines plane