"Alaska Airlines Grounds Boeing 737-9s Following Emergency Landings and Mid-Air Blowouts"
Alaska Airlines has decided to ground its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after an incident where a section of the aircraft blew out midair, leading to an emergency landing. The flight, carrying 171 passengers and six crew members, safely returned to Portland with no serious injuries reported. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating the incident. The grounding is a precautionary measure until full maintenance and safety inspections are completed. This comes after the Boeing 737 Max series faced a global grounding in 2019 due to two fatal crashes, with the ban lifted in late 2020 following software and training updates.
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