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Old Jan 6, 2024 | 12:48 pm
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FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after Alaska Airlines panel blows out
Published Sat, Jan 6 202412:16 PM EST
  • The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered airlines to ground more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections.
  • United has about 80 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, though some of them recently underwent routine inspections.
  • Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing after a panel on the side of the plane blew off midflight.
  • Alaska Air said it would ground its fleet of more than 60 Boeing Max 9 aircraft.
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