Alaska shares rose 4.4 per cent on the news. Boeing shares were up almost 1 per cent. An Alaska Airlines-operated MAX 9 jet experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in January, which…
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UAE airlines unaffected by Boeing 737 MAX 9 grounding in US: GCAA
GCAA said it has thoroughly examined records related to this model, considering directives from the FAA. It also emphasized its ongoing monitoring of updates in this matter. The FAA temporarily grounded 171…
flydubai’s 3 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes unaffected by FAA grounding in US
“Flydubai operates Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft with a deactivated mid-aft exit door configuration, which is not referenced in the directive,” the spokesperson explained. On Saturday, the FAA temporarily grounded 171 Boeing…
Alaska Air plane blowout: US Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners
The required inspections take around four to eight hours per aircraft and affect about 171 airplanes worldwide. As of Saturday morning, inspections on more than a quarter of the fleet were complete…