"Alaska Airlines and US Ground Boeing 737 Max 9 Jets After Mid-Air Emergencies"

Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after a portion of one plane’s fuselage blew out three miles above Oregon, prompting federal officials to indicate further maintenance might be required. The airline had returned 18 of its 65 737 Max 9 aircraft to service on Saturday following inspections, but additional work may be needed. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident, and the FAA had ordered the grounding of some 737 Max 9s for inspection. This comes after two Max 8 jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, leading to a worldwide grounding of all Max 8 and Max 9 planes.