hello. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m michael holmes. a terrifying incident leaves many boeing 737 max 9s temporarily grounded and 177 passengers and crew feeling lucky to be alive. we re actually now waiting for a news briefing from the u.s. national transportation safety board. that s set to begin at any minute, and we will bring it to you live. they ll be discussing what happened on alaska airlines flight 1282 on friday. officials and witnesses say a part of the fuselage called a plug blew off during the plane s ascent leaving a gaping doorway sized hole in the side of the jet while it was an altitude of 16,000 feet. that s around 4,900 meters. incredibly the plane made a successful emergency landing and there were injuries but none of them serious. now, after the alaska airlines emergency, the u.s. federal aviation administration temporarily grounded certain boeing 737 max 9 aircraft operated by u.s. airlines or in u.s. terri
ntsb staff, that have particular expertise in certain areas. flight operations. survival factors and cabin safety. structures. aircraft systems including pressurisation systems, we have a mentallyjust here. our meteorology and air traffic control team is back at headquarters but is reporting information to us from there and we have a team for recorders. now the recorders will be sent back to our laboratory tomorrow morning at some point. again i mention we arrived just around 315 this afternoon. so, tomorrow is our first full day of our investigation. today was just the planning phase. so, we have a lot of work to do. i imagine i m going to get a lot with jins about manufacture, design,
for inspection and for addressing any potential concerns that were identified through those inspections. yes. inaudible. the question is. where was the nearest person to this particular portion of the structure that blew out, and whether there was a teenager or an adult nearer that particular location. that is part of what our cabin safety and survival factors team had determined. i have asked that question myself but i have gotten different
for inspection and for addressing any potential concerns that were identified through thos e inspections. yes? so the question is where was the nearest person to this particular portion of the structure that blew out and whether there was a teenager or an adult near that particular location. that is part of what our cabin safety and survival factors team will determine. i have asked that i ve asked that question myself, but i ve gotten different answers. so until we can really factually