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F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished

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announced that it was requiring the 40 inspections before it would approve new inspection and maintenance instructions developed by Boeing. The agency grounded 171 Max 9 planes this month after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while it was ascending after taking off from Portland, Ore., On Friday, the F.A.A.

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Scheduled to Fly on a Boeing Max 9? Here Are Your Options.

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After a portion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner’s fuselage blew out in midair minutes after taking off from Portland, Ore., approved inspection and maintenance procedures for the planes, clearing the way for the grounded Max 9 planes to fly again. For Alaska, this is available in the app’s “Details” section.

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., On Wednesday, the agency approved a set of inspection and maintenance procedures and said airlines could resume flying the jets once the checks were complete. leaving a gaping hole in the side of the jet.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., said investigators had a great deal of work to do, including inspecting the plug, which was recovered from a backyard in Portland. Their work is expected to carry on for weeks. Jennifer Homendy, the chairwoman of the N.T.S.B.,

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

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That announcement came about three weeks after a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 body shortly after takeoff, terrifying passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at the Portland International Airport in Oregon. Almost immediately, the F.A.A. grounded some Max 9s. Even before the Jan.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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This is a unique approach that seeks to replace lower efficiency, high maintenance, long-stroke linear generator systems. Eliminating these subsystems reduces both capital and operations and maintenance costs and improves turbine reliability. The project will assess the cost of manufacturing these systems at various scales.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

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No one was seriously injured in the episode on an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday night in which a portion of a Max 9 fuselage blew out in midair, exposing passengers to howling wind. The plane landed safely, but the event, on a flight from Portland, Ore., to Ontario, Calif., Boeing and the F.A.A. The airline has 65 Max 9 planes.

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