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The paper reports that flight attendants are suing Boeing for the MAX 9 panel explosion.

The Seattle Times reported on Thursday that four flight attendants who were on board the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 aircraft when it was hit by a cabin panel blowout mid-air in January of last year have filed a lawsuit against Boeing for both physical and mental injuries.

The newspaper reported that in separate lawsuits, filed by the plaintiffs, they sought compensation for economic damages past and future. They cited mental and physical injuries, emotional distress, and other costs associated with the incident.

The article quoted Tracy Brammeier as saying that "each of the four flight crews acted bravely by following their training, putting their passenger's safety first, while they feared for their lives."

They deserve compensation for the life-altering trauma they have experienced.

The paper reported that the lawsuits were filed in Seattle's King County Superior Court on Tuesday. They accused Boeing of negligence and product liability, for delivering an unsafe plane to fly.

Boeing, Alaska Airlines, and Brammeier declined to comment.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which was established by the United States government, said that Boeing had failed to provide sufficient training, guidance, and oversight in order to prevent this incident.

The board criticised Boeing's safety culture, its failure to install key bolts during production of a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9, as well as the ineffective oversight provided by the Federal Aviation Administration. (Reporting and editing by Clarence Fernandez in Bengaluru, Dheeraj Tanna and Shivani Tana)

(source: Reuters)