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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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Four bolts used to secure the panel that ultimately blew off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight last month were removed — and appear not to have been replaced — at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., The plane was delivered to Alaska Airlines at the end of October. Says appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. 27 to Dec.

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

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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., Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. On Friday, the F.A.A. forcing an emergency landing.

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Boeing Suspends Financial Outlook as It Focuses on Safety

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Boeing is trying to stem the fallout from an incident less than four weeks ago during which a hole blew open on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane shortly after takeoff. “My The incident terrified passengers and forced the pilots to make an emergency landing in Portland, Ore. Boeing had been hoping 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., Of the 215 Boeing Max 9 airplanes flown globally, United Airlines operates 79, the most of any airline, and Alaska has 65, according to Cirium, an aviation data provider.

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What Passengers Need to Know After the Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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After an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner’s fuselage tore off midair on Friday and caused an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., Hundreds of flights operated by Alaska Airlines and United Airlines were delayed or canceled on Saturday. For Alaska, this is available in the app’s “Details” section.

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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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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., Alaska Airlines said on its website that it planned to put a “few planes” back into service on Friday, “with more planes added every day as inspections are completed and each aircraft is deemed airworthy.”