"Trouble in the Skies: Boeing 737 Max Issues Plague Airlines"
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United Airlines has found loose hardware in the door plugs of its Boeing 737 Max 9s during inspections, prompting the grounding of 171 planes of the same type by the FAA. This comes after a section of the fuselage fell from an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9, leading to emergency landing. Both United and Alaska Airlines have canceled flights and are conducting thorough inspections in consultation with the FAA and Boeing. The incident raises concerns about the safety of the aircraft model, which has faced previous issues related to flawed flight control software resulting in catastrophic crashes in 2018 and 2019.
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