FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after major Alaska Airlines incident

Posted on 8 Jan 2024 by James Devonshire

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to be grounded following a major incident on an Alaska Airlines flight.

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport in Oregon on Friday night. Not long into the flight, bound for Ontario, California, an emergency exit door blew out leaving a large hole in the aircraft’s fuselage, leaving the pilot no choice but to return to Portland and make an emergency landing. Fortunately, the…

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