United Airlines on Monday said it found loose bolts and other “installation issues” on a part of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were inspected after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet on on Friday. The inspections are focused on plugs used to seal an area set aside for extra emergency […]
Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. The required inspections will take around four to eight hours per aircraft and will affect about 171 airplanes worldwide. An Alaska Airlines jetliner […]
US federal officials have ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of its fuselage. The required inspections will take around four to eight hours per aircraft and will affect about 171 planes worldwide. The move comes after […]