News Summary

• "I stood up and ran as fast as anyone could run and when I looked back I couldn't believe the size of the hole in the plane — you could have driven three cars through it..
• The NTSB ultimately determined that faulty wiring and an electrical short caused the door to open — but also found that the door's mechanism design had a flaw and that Boeing, the airlines, and the Federal Aviation Administration didn't move quickly enough to fix the issue..
• "The pilots managed to turn the plane around and make an emergency landing back at Honolulu at a much higher speed than normal, according to the FAA..
• "The explosion knocked down the flight's top flight attendant, Laura Brentlinger, who grabbed onto the spiral metallic staircase inside the Boeing 747-122, CBS News reported..
• "I could see the moon reflected in the water, I realized I was looking at through a gaping hole in the plane's side..
• "Robert Doll, United's vice president of engineering, said at the hearing that United did not believe the locks were enough of a danger to justify the cost of repairing its entire fleet promptly," the Times reported..