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These are the airlines that DON'T fly 737 jets amid mounting traveler fears over faulty planes

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In the wake of mounting concerns about Boeing plane's safety, travelers are increasingly anxious about flying on the manufacturer's planes.

'Thank god we’re flying with Delta next month I do not want to even step foot in a plane that has anything to do with Boeing,' one X user recently wrote.

It's a feeling shared across social media as Boeing has seen several of its planes forced to make emergency landings due to faulty door plugs, wheels and a host of other issues in recent months. 

A January incident in which a door plug blew out at 16,000 feet led to the FAA grounding the company's MAX 9 for several weeks. 

The National Transportation Safety Board revealed yesterday that the door plug that failed on an Alaska Airlines flight was opened during repair work months earlier but that Boeing has not ben able to locate records of the work. Former employees have expressed their concerns about how such work was frequently rushed and kept off the books at the company's North Charleston plant.

Now, a website has provided a list of the airlines across the globe that do not fly the Boeing Max series - perfect for any nervous fliers who need to make a trip.  

Boeing has been under renewed scrutiny after a door plug blew out off an Alaska Airlines plane

Boeing has been under renewed scrutiny after a door plug blew out off an Alaska Airlines plane

The January incident led to the FAA grounding the MAX 9 for several weeks

The January incident led to the FAA grounding the MAX 9 for several weeks

United States  

For those traveling in the US, there are numerous airlines that do not use the Boeing MAX series.  

Delta, a favorite among economy travelers in the US, currently has no Boeing 737 MAX's in its fleet. However, it does have 100 orders for the model which are expected to be delivered in 2025. 

Frontier Airlines, Avelo Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines also do not use the model on their flights. 

JetBlue, Spirit Airlines and Sun Country Airlines also use other aircraft. 

Delta, a favorite among economy travelers in the US, currently has no Boeing 737 Max's in its fleet

Delta, a favorite among economy travelers in the US, currently has no Boeing 737 Max's in its fleet

JetBlue also uses different aircraft for its domestic and international flights

JetBlue also uses different aircraft for its domestic and international flights 

Europe 

In Europe, the Boeing 737 Max is also a popular plane. 

It is currently used by Ryanair, Enter Air, Blue Air, Icelandair, Norwegian, Smartwings, SunExpress, TAROM, TUI and Turkish Airlines.

However, other top 30 airlines do not, leaving travelers with some options when booking a trip. 

Air Europa, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM, British Airways, Iberia, Aeroflot, easyJet, Wizz Air, Pegasus Airlines and more do not utilize the jets in their fleets. 

British Airways is an option for those travelling in Europe that do not wish to fly on a 737 Max

British Airways is an option for those travelling in Europe that do not wish to fly on a 737 Max

Popular budget airline EasyJet also does not use Boeing's 737 for its flights

Popular budget airline EasyJet also does not use Boeing's 737 for its flights 

Boeing's recent woes have sparked a massive federal probe into airline safety. 

Already this month Boeing planes have been involved in four separate incidents.

On March 4 a Boeing jet's engines exploded and burst into flames in the skies above Texas forcing an emergency landing.

Just four days later a 737 MAX 8 operated by United Airlines veered off the runway after landing in Houston.

Most recently an American Airlines Boeing 777 carrying 249 people is forced to make an emergency landing at LAX after a 'mechanical problem' on Wednesday.  

A former Boeing technician at Boeing's North Charleston plant yesterday told DailyMail.com how employees were 'constantly' under pressure to make quick fixes and not to document mistakes. 

Joseph Clayton, who worked for Boeing between 2013 and 2019, told DailyMail.com that 'end level management pressured people to do things that were unsavory, such as do undocumented maintenance.' 

'As an AMP mechanic everything has to be documented but they would say "just put a nut and bolt in and fix it without filing the problem"' Clayton recalled. 

'Almost everyone there has had to do something not correct' he said. 

It comes after the death of whistleblower John Barnett, who had been in the middle of a deposition in a lawsuit related to production of the 787 Dreamliner at the same factory, which opened in 2009. 

The suit alleged under-pressure workers were deliberately fitting 'sub-standard' parts to Boeing 787s, and that management were sweeping defects under the rug to save money.

The 62-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Charleston County coroner's office in South Carolina confirmed on Tuesday. 

Joseph Clayton, a former technician at Boeing's North Charleston plant told DailyMail.com that 'end level management pressured people to do things that were unsavory'

Joseph Clayton, a former technician at Boeing's North Charleston plant told DailyMail.com that 'end level management pressured people to do things that were unsavory'

Clayton worked in Boeing's North Charleston plant between 2013 and 2019

Clayton worked in Boeing's North Charleston plant between 2013 and 2019 

'If you said "no" and wanted to do it properly they would say you were being insubordinate,' Clayton told DailyMail.com about management's attitude to production issues. 

'I would ask them to put everything in an email and of course they never sent that email. 

'As flight mechanics, we're more liable for faults than your common worker,' he said. 

Adding: 'I am liable for inappropriate maintenance going back twenty years, so you have to have it documented.' 

Clayton described the coercive and fearful experience of leaving the multibillion-dollar company in 2019. 

'When I left I had an NDA so I can only speak in vague terms. It technically wasn't a condition of my leaving but they gave me two weeks pay if I did sign it. 

'I knew that once I did plan to leave I needed an escape plan, in case I was steam rolled by them. 

'They took a lot of people who wanted to do the right thing even though it takes longer, and they would send them to the 'the 19th section' and put you in there and forget about you' he said of his fellow employees that spoke out. 

'It's a multibillionaire company so there is no telling what could happen,' Clayton said when asked about concerns over his and other whistleblower's safety. 

'I'm sad about my friend on the flight line,' Clayton said of Barnett. 

'Working with John he was a good dude, it's one of those things where there's no telling what could happen day to day at that place. 

'The pressures change and come from different directions, they're good at getting away with what they're doing, they know what they're doing they've been doing it a long time to get away with it.' 

'I still have friends that work there and they say it is still the same as it was except for a bit better pay and benefits.' 

Boeing did not respond to DailyMail.com's request for comment on Clayton's allegations.  

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