Alaska Airlines announces grounding of 65 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for safety review

According to news from this site on January 6, a post on social media showed that an Alaska Airlines flight (Boeing 737 MAX 9) made an emergency landing on the evening of the 5th local time. Because of an accident on the plane A window and part of the side wall were missing, and the oxygen mask was deployed. In response, Alaska Airlines responded.

Alaska Airlines stated that safety is the company’s fundamental value and the most important thing. The company decided to take a precautionary step by temporarily grounding its fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft. Each aircraft can only resume flying after completing comprehensive maintenance and safety inspections, with all inspections expected to be completed within the next few days. In addition, the company is working with Boeing and regulators to understand the details of the incident.

According to our understanding, the flight where the accident occurred was operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Alaska Airlines has stated that the flight from Portland to Ontario, a city in southern California, suffered an accident shortly after takeoff and landed safely at Portland International Airport with 171 passengers and 6 crew members.

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