The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered some Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes out of the air temporarily after a panel blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight Friday evening, prompting an emergency landing.
“The FAA will order the temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory,” the agency posted on X Saturday.
The grounding involves about 171 planes globally.
The FAA said its Emergency Airworthiness Directive “will require operators to inspect aircraft before further flight.” The required examinations take four to eight hours per aircraft, the order said.
The FAA’s order came less than 24 hours after a side panel on an Alaska Airlines MAX 9 blew off mid-flight, forcing the Ontario, California-bound plane to reverse course for an emergency landing in Portland.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/01/06/news/faa-requiring-inspections-of-all-max-9s-after-alaska-airlines-incident/
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The B 737 max is a very safe plane. As long it is on ground and all the engines are off!! Greetings from old Germany 🇩🇪
醜出國際👎
This could have a ripple-effect on other B737 Max variants. Grounding all Max aircraft would be disastrous for Boeing.
When exiting the aircraft you may use both front and rear exit doors or the gaping hole located on the left hand side of the aircraft.
_When Boeing 737MAX 9 crashed before, some people blamed the "3rd World Country Pilots(!)". I wonder who/what they are going to blame now.
This is why I keep my seatbelt on even when I'm sleeping
MADE IN CHINA
Oh wait….
The 737 Max. The gift that keeps on giving.
We will fix it asap, sorry for the inconvenience
Airbus will slowly take the lead, as simple as that.
Wait! Didn't Boeing one week ago urge airlines to check their 737 max for a possible loose bolt? I blame Alaska on this one. how do you miss something like this?
Boeing has to take responsibility but the fuselage construction seems to be outsourced to Spirit Aero. Apparently Spirit was trying to increase production and also had labor problems in 2023. Guessing the combo increased the chance for something sloppy to get through. Seemingly through both Spirit and Boeing. Figuring Boeing has to do final put together and quality checks before jet leaving the factory. Get the feeling Boeing getting a bit too cocky. Rightfully thinking they are too big and too important for the US to fail. Not sure how that can be changed. But more cocky they get, more dangerous slip ups likely will occur.
This is a plane designed by accountants not aerospace engineers. It should be retired
Some people enjoy flying adventures; the rest fly Airbus
Thats just normal Boeing stuff. There is no need to panic
It has become the DC 10 of 21th century
this plane again?! man if its boeing i ain't going 😅
Paper plane. So much for laughing at others. Calling tofu planes in China. Look at you now you hypocrites. SHAME ON YOU. Lousy american aircraft engineering
Oops, Boeing originally planned to sell it to Ukraine for use by paratroopers.
DEI?
Excuse me …. could I get a cup of coffee and something to fill this big hole please. It's a bit drafty. 😮
Remember! Seatbelts always on!! 👌
Boeing should just retire this airframe, it has surpassed its ability to handle any future modifications
They know how to build it .But they keep changing something that does not need changing. Kinda like our Govt.
What if this happened to a trans atlantic or pacific flight when it is over the ocean at 40,000 ft ??????????
I will not ever fly the MAX; it isn't safe.
Boeing always make big joke shock the world
Product engineering is failing us in every way. Doors blowing off jets. Vehicles with major issues right off the lot. Whatever happened to "Made in USA" being the gold standard?
Tests for Boeing's new convertible plane!