Boeing 737 Max 9 jets returning to service for United, Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have both confirmed plans to return their fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes to service in the wake of a near-disaster that saw a door panel on an Alaska jet carrying 177 people blow out midair.
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have both confirmed plans to return their fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes to service in the wake of a near-disaster that saw a door panel on an Alaska jet carrying 177 people blow out midair.
In its latest earnings report released Thursday morning, Alaska Airlines said it is preparing to complete inspections on all of its 737 Max 9 aircraft, and that each aircraft would be returned to service after its inspection had been completed and any findings resolved.
CNBC reported Thursday that Alaska Airlines indicated that Max 9 flights would resume as early as Friday, after the Federal Aviation Administration approved final inspection instructions late Wednesday that were required to return the planes to service.
United Airlines, the other major carrier that flies Max 9 jets, said Thursday that it will return the planes to service by next week.
The FAA grounded all Max 9s one day after the near-disaster over Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5.
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