
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Boeing’s new 737 MAX-9 is pictured below development at their manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., February 13, 2017. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond/File Photo
(Reuters) -Alaska Airlines stated it had canceled 170 flights on Sunday and an extra 60 on Monday, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the grounding of 171 Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX 9 airplanes to run inspections.
The airline stated cancellations would proceed via the primary half of the week. The Sunday cancellations affected practically 25,000 friends, added the Seattle-based provider, which has 65 737 MAX 9 plane in its fleet.
The FAA on Saturday ordered the momentary grounding of 171 Boeing jets put in with the identical panel after an eight-week-old Alaska Airlines jet was compelled to make an emergency touchdown with a spot within the fuselage.
The door plug tore off the left aspect of the jet following takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en path to Ontario, California, forcing pilots to show again and land safely with all 171 passengers and 6 crew on board.
“They will remain grounded until the FAA is satisfied that they are safe,” the company stated of the affected 737 MAX 9 jets in an announcement on Sunday.