Boeing Max 9s to return to skies less than a month after a panel blew off midflight
Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun departs after a meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Part of the Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet was grounded following a midair cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight. Federal Aviation Administration officials have cleared the runway for Boeing’s 737 Max 9 to fly again, less than a month after a portion of an Alaska Airlines plane blew off midflight over Oregon. The FAA announced it was greenlighting an inspection and maintenance process for the 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft currently grounded, most of them belonging to Alaska and United Airlines. “We will not agree to any request from Boeing for an expansion in production or approve additional production lines for the 737 Max until we are satisfied that the quality control issues uncovered during this process are resolved.” Both Alaska and United reported loose bolts in their 737 Max 9 jets during in-house inspections in the weeks following the Jan. 5 flight.
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