fuselage

"We are restoring the port wing, the nose and finishing the rear fuselage," says Mr Panton.

Mr Ramesh also spoke about the physical injuries he suffered in the crash, which saw him escape his seat - 11A - through an opening in the fuselage.

Regulators, blaming Boeing’s emphasis on production over quality, imposed the production limit after a fuselage panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jet midair in early 2024.

Preliminary information showed that the wing of the Roanoke-bound plane made contact with the fuselage of the plane arriving from Charlotte, Delta said.

Inside, skylights cut into the rounded ceiling suggest a fuselage bathed in daylight.