February 3, 2025 10:48 am ET
January 24, 2024 11:51 pm ET -
Alaska, United Expected to Fly 737 MAX 9 Again This…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced it will allow Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft to resume flying once they receive a series of inspections and maintenance checks. The announcement ends a weeks-long saga that began when a plug filling…
January 11, 2024 4:47 pm ET -
FAA Scolds Boeing Over Door Plug Decompression Incident
“This incident should have never happened, and it cannot happen again.” Those words come from a statement from the FAA, which announced Thursday that it has formally notified Boeing that it is conducting “an investigation to determine if [the company]…
January 8, 2024 4:19 pm ET -
Loose Bolts Found on 737 MAX 9 Aircraft
Loose bolts were found on the plug doors of at least five United 737 MAX 9 aircraft during mandated inspections. As first reported by The Air Current, the issue was discovered following Friday's incident involving Alaska flight 1282. All U.S.-based…
January 6, 2024 2:13 pm ET -
FAA Orders Grounding of 737 MAX 9 Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets after a decommissioned emergency door blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight last night. The agency is calling for the inspection of these aircraft…
January 6, 2024 9:59 am ET -
Alaska Grounds All 737 MAX 9 Jets
Alaska is temporarily grounding its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft after a serious decompression and structural failure incident on Friday evening. Flight 1282 from Portland (PDX) to Ontario, Calif. (ONT) made an emergency landing at PDX at…