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Alaska Airlines Turbulence: Boeing 737 Max 9 Fleet Grounded After Mid-Air Mishaps

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Alaska Airlines faces chaos as sections of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes fall off, leading to emergency landings and safety checks. What caused the mid-air blowouts? Find out more!

Alaska Airlines found itself in a flurry of chaos when sections of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes experienced mid-air mishaps, forcing emergency landings and safety checks. Passengers on multiple flights witnessed oxygen masks dropping and chunks of the aircraft's fuselage falling off shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. The airline made the precautionary decision to ground its entire fleet of 65 Boeing Max 9 planes for thorough maintenance and inspections.

In an effort to ensure passenger safety, Alaska Airlines took swift action by grounding its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after incidents of window and fuselage blowouts occurred mid-flight. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also ordered the temporary grounding of specific Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft globally, impacting over 170 planes. This latest setback for Alaska Airlines adds to the ongoing scrutiny surrounding Boeing's 737 Max series.

With the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) stepping in to investigate the Alaska Airlines incidents, questions arise about the safety and maintenance protocols of the Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. The airline's decision to ground its fleet highlights the importance of thorough inspections and maintenance measures in the aviation industry, ensuring passenger safety remains a top priority.

As the aviation world watches closely, the aftermath of Alaska Airlines’ mid-air incidents sheds light on the complexities and challenges faced by airlines and aircraft manufacturers in maintaining safety standards. The investigations and findings from these incidents will likely have far-reaching implications for Boeing, Alaska Airlines, and the aviation industry as a whole.

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Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out ... (BBC News)

Part of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off, forcing an emergency landing.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 for checks after blowout (Reuters)

Social media posts also showed oxygen masks deployed and a portion of the aircraft's side wall missing.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid-air ... (The Guardian)

Chunk of fuselage also broke away, forcing emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon.

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Alaska Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Losing Window (The New York Times)

The plane made an emergency landing at the Portland, Ore., international airport after losing a chunk of its fuselage, according to passengers.

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Alaska Airlines grounds all its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes post mid ... (Livemint)

The airline is taking the “precautionary step" to temporarily ground the fleet of 65 planes until the completion of full maintenance and inspection, Chief ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after midair window ... (Aljazeera.com)

All 174 passengers and six crew are safe after incident shortly after takeoff from Portland forced emergency landing.

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Alaska Airlines grounds 65 Boeing Max 9s after window blows out ... (Financial Times)

Alaska Airlines will ground 65 of its Boeing 737 Max jets after a section of one of its planes blew out in mid-air shortly after take-off.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after section blows ... (CNBC)

Alaska Airlines flight 1282 returned to Portland, Oregon after a section of the plane ripped off midair. · Video and photos on social media showed a gaping hole ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after emergency ... (CNA)

A window panel on the Alaska Airlines flight blew out after takeoff, according to passengers.

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Alaska Airlines grounds entire fleet of Boeing 737-9 Max after ... (Fortune)

It was virtually a brand-new version of the model that crashed twice in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people and grounding all Max 8 and Max 9 planes for ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max planes after window ... (WDSU New Orleans)

A panel of the fuselage, including the panel's window, popped off shortly after takeoff,

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FAA Grounds 171 Boeing Planes After Forced Emergency Landing ... (TIME)

The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded “certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft” on Saturday, after part of one of the planes blew off during an ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds new aircraft after midair incident » Borneo ... (Borneo Bulletin Online)

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) – Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft late Friday, hours after a window and piece of fuselage on one such plane ...

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Indian regulator orders aircraft inspections following Alaska Airlines ... (Reuters)

India's aviation regulator on Saturday ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft owned by domestic operators after a cabin panel blowout forced ...

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FAA grounds more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s after Alaska ... (CNBC)

United is preparing to ground dozens of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after a panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 for checks after blowout (Nikkei Asia)

(Reuters) -- Alaska Airlines has grounded dozens of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets for safety checks after a cabin panel blowout force.

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FAA Grounds 171 Boeing Jets After Alaska Airlines Incident Blows ... (Forbes)

The regulator made the announcement after Alaska Airlines had already grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after a flight from Portland to California made ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds its Boeing 737-9 fleet after window blows ... (PBS NewsHour)

An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon, creating a gaping hole that ...

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FAA grounds 171 Boeing planes after mid-air blowout on Alaska ... (BBC News)

It comes after part of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off, forcing an emergency landing.

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Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft window blowout incident on Alaska ... (Livemint)

Boeing has encountered manufacturing challenges in recent years, including previous issues with drilling holes and inspections related to the rudder control ...

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Alaska Airlines 737 Max lands safely after window, fuselage blow ... (OPB News)

The airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 jetliners, hours after a window on one such plane blew out midair and forced an emergency landing in Oregon.

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NTSB arrives in Portland to investigate Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ... (KTVL)

KTVL News10 provides local news, weather forecasts, notices of events and items of interest in the community, entertainment programming for Medford and ...

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FAA orders temporary grounding of certain Boeing planes after ... (CBS News)

The temporary grounding will affect about 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes worldwide, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after ... (NPR)

The announcement comes after one of the planes, operated by Alaska Airlines, experienced a mid-flight emergency on Friday, which involved a section of plane ...

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Boeing 737 MAX 9s grounded after Alaska Airlines in-flight blowout (The Seattle Times)

An emergency aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 may have long-lasting implications for 737 MAX maker Boeing, as well as Alaska.

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'Very fortunate' Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 9 incident did not ... (The Straits Times)

A piece of fuselage tore off the left side of the jet as it climbed following takeoff. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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How the Alaska Airlines' mid-air panel blowout adds to Boeing 737 ... (The Indian Express)

As things stand currently, any problem for Indian carriers would arise only if the 737 MAX-8 variant also comes under scrutiny and is grounded.

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What happened to Alaska Airlines's Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door ... (Aljazeera.com)

An order by US officials to ground 737 Max 9s for inspection will affect 171 aircraft worldwide.

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NTSB asks for help finding piece of Alaska Airlines jet that blew off ... (CNN)

Alaska Airlines said Saturday night that emergency inspections of its fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes “will take more time,” warning flight disruptions will ...

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Boeing's 737 Max 9 and the Alaska Airline Grounding: What to Know (The New York Times)

Boeing faced new safety questions after an Alaska Airlines jet made an emergency landing when a hole opened in its fuselage in midair.

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Investigators seek fallen Alaska Airlines door plug, ask for public's help (ABC News)

NTSB investigators arrived in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday to begin their investigation into what happened on Alaska Flight 1282.

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Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as ... (CNA)

PORTLAND, OREGON: Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday (Jan 7) after federal officials indicated further ...

FAA grounds over 170 Boeing airliners after Alaska Airlines incident (NPR)

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 airliners after a window blew out of one of those planes in midflight Friday ...

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Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as more maintenance may be needed (CNA)

PORTLAND, OREGON: Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday (Jan 7) after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of ...

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes grounded after Alaska Airlines ... (CNN)

Some airlines have experienced delays this weekend after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Friday when a panel and window ...

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Alaska Airlines cancels 170 flights after FAA's order (Reuters)

Alaska Airlines said it has canceled 170 Sunday flights affecting nearly 25000 guests, a move after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered ...

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What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a ... (The Seattle Times)

An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max aircraft, adding another episode to ...

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'Stakes are high' in the Alaska Airlines flight inquiry, NTSB chair says (NBC News)

The "stakes are high" in the investigation into the Alaska Airlines flight that was forced to make an emergency landing when a panel of the Boeing plane ...

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