of our planes. the embattled boeing ceo is trying to reassure airlines, regulators and passengers after a near catastrophic alaska airlines incident earlier this month. it saw a cabin panel blow off a brand new 737 max 9 jet. since then about 171 max 9 jets have been grounded. mr calhoun did not comment on an anonymous report posted online by someone claiming to work at boeing, calling the aircraft s production process a rambling, shambling disaster waiting to happen. this week united airlines ceo scott kirby called the max nine grounding the straw that broke the camel s back for us, saying united is considering fleet plans that don t include the latest boeing 737 max 10 model. united and alaska airlines utilise around two thirds of all boeing max 9s in flight and alaska air group reports their fourth quarter earnings on thursday. meanwhile boeing has delivered a 737 max to china. it marks the end of an almost five year freeze. it represents a vote of confidence to the us p
we believe in our airplanes. we feel they are safe airplanes and our people do, we have confidence in the safety of our airplanes. the embattled boeing ceo is trying to reassure airlines, regulators and passengers after a near catastrophic alaska airlines incident earlier this month, which saw a cabin panel blow off a brand new 737 max 9 jet. since then, about 171 max 9 jets have been grounded. mr calhoun did not comment on an anonymous report posted online by someone claiming to work at boeing, calling the aircraft s production process a rambling, shambling disaster waiting to happen. this week, united airlines ceo scott kirby called the max 9 grounding the straw that broke the camel s back for us, saying united is considering fleet plans that don t include the boeing s latest 737 max 10 model. united and alaska airlines utilise around two thirds of all the boeing max 9s in flight, and alaska air group reports fourth quarter earnings on thursday. meanwhile, boeing has de
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