FAA Won’t Lift Boeing 737 MAX Grounding Order as Safety Inspections Continue

Published on January 13, 2024

Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 planes won’t be returning to service any time soon as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday they would not allow the planes to return to the skies until entirely satisfied with their safety. The decision to order airlines to immediately stop flying MAX 9s came after part of an Alaska Airlines plane’s “door plug” fell off at 16,000 feet in the air shortly after taking off Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5. It left a hole on the side of the plane, causing a rapid loss of cabin pressure that caused oxygen masks to drop from the ceiling. Pilots made a safe emergency landing with 174 passengers and six crew members....