The United States Aviation Authority (FAA) is grounding all Boeing-737 MAX 9 aircraft. After a recent incident on a plane, the air traffic controller first wants a comprehensive investigation.
Part of the plane’s fuselage suddenly disappeared 35 minutes after takeoff at Portland Airport in the northwestern United States on Friday. The Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing.
The FAA then decided to make a drastic decision. The test takes four to eight hours. Initially, the study was about flights of US airlines or flights on US territory.
But the FAA wants those who would operate such an aircraft to conduct an investigation first. It covers more than 170 devices worldwide.
Aviation giant Boeing has produced one of the most successful short-haul aircraft since 1967, the Boeing-737. Certainly more than 10,000 of these have been sold of all types, including the well-known Dutch or former airlines such as Air Holland, KLM, Martinair and Transavia. As far as we know, KLM currently has no aircraft of this type to be inspected.
More than 300 people died in 737 MAX 8 crashes in 2018
The 737 MAX 9’s predecessor, the 737 MAX 8, made news in 2018 as it had to be grounded for two years after several serious accidents. A total of 346 people died in the two accidents that fell into the sea. Both Boeing and the FAA received widespread criticism after investigations into the MAX 8 revealed reprehensible practices. The MAX 9 has a different design than its predecessor.
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