Loose bolts found in many boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, says Alaska Air CEO

Alaska Air Group Inc. found loose bolts on “many” of its Boeing Co. 737 Max 9 aircraft following the midair blowout of a panel on one of its planes earlier this month, the carrier’s chief executive officer said in an interview with NBC.

The accident has prompted some “very tough, candid conversations” with Boeing about the planemaker’s operations, Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci told NBC in the interview, which aired late Tuesday.

“I am angry. I’m more than frustrated and disappointed,” he said. “My demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house?”