'I don't sit by the door': US President Joe Biden cracks joke about about Boeing mishaps

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US President Joe Biden cracked a joke on Boeing as he steered clear of the doors on Air Force One while travelling to New York..

Biden quipped, "I don't sit by the door", when, Late Show" host Steven Colbert asked the 81-year-old President whether Transportation Secretary Pete Buttegieg had tightened the bolts of the Presidential aircraft..

I shouldnt joke about that," Biden added..

Earlier this year, a door of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane operated by Alaska Airlines blew out midair..

Following this terrifying incident, the US Federal Aviation Administration grounded the MAX 9 for several weeks, barred Boeing from increasing the MAX production rate and ordered it to develop a comprehensive plan to address "systemic quality-control issues" within 90 days..