FAA increases oversight of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after Alaska Airlines near-disaster
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will start taking a closer look at Boeing 737 Max 9 jets.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will start taking a closer look at Boeing 737 Max 9 jets.
"The FAA is increasing its oversight of Boeing’s production lines and suppliers, and limiting certain approvals until we are satisfied that the quality control issues uncovered during this process are resolved," the administration said.
This comes in the wake of a near-disaster that saw a door panel on an Alaska Airlines jet carrying 177 people blow out midair on Jan. 5. The airlines CEO, Ben Minicucci, said new, in-house inspections of the carrier’s Boeing 737 Max 9 planes following the incident revealed that “many” of the aircraft were found to have loose bolts.
The FAA temporarily grounded about 171 out of 218 Boeing 737 Max 9 airplanes used by U.S. airlines after the incident and announced an investigation into Boeing.
Since then, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines both confirmed plans to return their fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes to service.
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