"FBI Expands Criminal Probe to Alaska Airlines Flight Passengers"

Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight that made an emergency landing due to a blown-off fuselage panel have received letters from the F.B.I. identifying them as possible victims of a crime, signaling a ramping up of the Justice Department's criminal investigation into Boeing, the plane's manufacturer. The investigation adds to Boeing's mounting troubles, including a recent FAA audit and a review of a 2021 settlement related to deadly crashes involving its planes.