The grounding of all Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft has been extended indefinitely pending further safety inspections and a review of findings after a cockpit panel detached from one of the planes last week, the Administration announced Friday. Federal Aviation.
The continued grounding, which has affected 171 aircraft, came after a horrific incident on January 5 in which a door plug on an Alaskan Airlines plane suddenly broke in mid-flight while the plane was at 16,000 feet in into the air, forcing the flight to perform an emergency. landing in Portland, Oregon.
“We are working to make sure nothing like this happens again,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told Fox Business.
“Our only concern is the safety of American travelers and the Boeing 737-9 Max will not return to the skies until we are completely satisfied that it is safe.”
This comes after the horrific incident on January 5 in which a door plug on an Alaskan Airlines plane suddenly broke mid-flight while the plane was 16,000 feet in the air, forcing the flight to perform an emergency landing. via REUTERS The door plug area of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft awaiting inspection is shown with the panels removed at the airline’s facility at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. AP The aviation regulator said Monday that the grounding would be lifted after the planes were inspected. AP
The aviation regulator said on Monday the grounding would be lifted after the planes were inspected.
On Friday, the FAA said it was necessary to re-inspect 40 planes and review the results to see if the Max 9s were safe enough to fly again.
The continued grounding has affected 171 aircraft. AP
Since last week’s mid-air horror show, Alaska and United Airlines said they discovered loose bolts, hardware and other problems after conducting inspections on their Max 9 planes on the ground.
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