"Boeing CEO's Promise: Jets Won't Fly Until Safe"

The US government, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, has emphasized that grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will only be allowed to fly again when they are deemed 100% safe, following a mid-air blowout incident on an Alaska Airlines flight. Boeing's CEO, Dave Calhoun, acknowledged a "quality escape" and raised questions about the breakdown in inspections and original work that led to the incident. Both Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, the two US operators of the 737 Max 9, have grounded their fleets and are awaiting revised inspection and maintenance instructions from Boeing, approved by the FAA, before resuming flights.