New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines says emergency inspections of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration “will take more time,” warning flight
The US air safety regulator announced Saturday it was grounding and ordering inspections on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes a day after a window panel blew out of one of the aircraft over the state of Oregon.
Alaska Airlines: Gaping hole in the side of the aircraft – Boeing 737 Max 9 has to make an emergency landing. Did an airplane door break out? In the U.S., a Boeing 737Max had to turn back shortly after takeoff. Alaska Airlines now wants to ground all aircraft of the type for the time being - there have been massive problems with it in the past. The airline has now announced that it will temporarily ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft as a precaution.