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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

Baua Electric

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

Baua Electric

The questions also include whether Alaska Airlines, which operated the flight from Portland, Ore., The board will also examine a plug that remained intact on the other side of the plane, interview flight crews and passengers, review maintenance records and repair logs, and conduct laboratory analyses of parts from the plane.

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Boeing Directs Airlines to Check 787 Cockpit Seats After Latam Incident

Baua Electric

We are recommending operators perform an inspection at the next maintenance opportunity,” it added. 5 incident in which a panel sheared off a Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing. In 2018 and 2019, two 737 Max 8 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing nearly 350 people.

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Airlines Hoping for More Boeing Jets Could Be Waiting Awhile

Baua Electric

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. As part of the F.A.A.’s

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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Boeing Max 9 Jets Remain Grounded as Airlines Await Inspection Instructions

Baua Electric

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. In the meantime, Alaska, United and other carriers said they had parked all their Max 9 planes, despite stating on Saturday that some were deemed safe to fly.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

Nearly three weeks after a hole blew open on a Boeing 737 Max 9 during an Alaska Airlines flight, terrifying passengers, new details about the jet’s production are intensifying scrutiny of Boeing’s quality-control practices. In 2018 and 2019, two crashes of the 737 Max 8 killed 346 people. Boeing employees then reinstalled the door.

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