July 31 (Reuters) - Four flight attendants on the Alaska

Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane hit by a mid-air cabin panel

blowout in January last year are suing Boeing ( BA ) for

physical and psychological injuries, the Seattle Times said on

Thursday.

In separate lawsuits seeking compensation for past and

future economic damages, they cited physical and mental

injuries, emotional distress and other financial costs related

to the incident, the newspaper added.

"Each of the four flight attendants acted courageously,

following their training and putting their passengers' safety

first while fearing for their lives," it cited lawyer Tracy

Brammeier, who is representing them, as saying.

"They deserve to be wholly compensated for this

life-altering traumatic experience."

The lawsuits, filed on Tuesday in Seattle's King County

Superior Court, accused Boeing ( BA ) of product liability for

delivering a plane that was unsafe to operate and for negligence

in manufacturing practices, the paper said.

Boeing ( BA ) declined to comment, while Alaska Airlines and

Brammeier did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for

comment.

Last month, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

said Boeing ( BA ) failed to provide adequate training, guidance and

oversight to prevent the incident.

The board criticized Boeing's ( BA ) safety culture and its failure

to install four key bolts in a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9 during

production, as well as ineffective oversight by the Federal

Aviation Administration.