FAA grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9s in US for inspection after Alaska Airlines incident
Xinhua | Updated: 2024-01-07 02:42
SAN FRANCISCO -- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday ordered the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by US airlines or in US territory.
The order was issued following a serious mid-air incident on Friday when a part of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight out of Portland, US state of Oregon.
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