Boeing 737 Max 9 jets were grounded indefinitely after a mid-air explosion
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Published January 13, 2024, 4:49 p.m. ET
The grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes has been extended indefinitely pending new safety inspections and review of results after a cabin panel flew off one of the jets last week, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday.
The ongoing grounding, affecting 171 jets, followed a horrific incident on Jan. 5 in which a door plug on an Alaskan Airlines plane suddenly broke off mid-flight while the plane was 16,000 feet in the air, causing the Flight to an emergency forced landing in Portland, Oregon.
“We're working to make sure this doesn't happen again,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told Fox Business.
“Our only concern is the safety of American travelers, and the Boeing 737-9 Max will not return to the skies until we are fully satisfied that it is safe.”
This comes after the horrific incident on January 5th in which a door plug on an Alaskan Airlines plane suddenly broke off mid-flight while the plane was 16,000 feet in the air, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. via Portal Pictured is a door mating area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft awaiting inspection, with the panel removed, at the airline's facilities at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. AP The aviation regulator said Monday that the flight ban would be lifted after inspecting the planes. AP
The aviation regulator said on Monday that the flight ban would be lifted after the planes were inspected.
On Friday, the FAA said it would need to re-inspect 40 aircraft and review the results to determine whether the Max 9s were safe enough to fly again.
The sustained landing affected 171 jets. AP
Since last week's mid-air horror show, Alaska and United Airlines said they discovered loose screws, hardware and other problems during inspections of their grounded Max 9 jets.
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