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Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Fleet Grounded After Midair Incidents

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Alaska Airlines takes drastic action after window blowouts and fuselage issues on Boeing 737-9 planes. Find out what caused the emergency landings and passengers' experiences.

Alaska Airlines recently made headlines as it grounded its Boeing 737-9 fleet after a series of midair incidents. From blown-out windows to detachment of fuselage sections, the airline faced emergency situations leading to immediate inspections. Passengers on these flights recounted harrowing experiences, emphasizing the importance of safety measures and aircraft maintenance.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took action following the incidents, ordering inspections and temporary grounding of specific Boeing 737 Max 9 planes globally. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) also initiated investigations into the events to determine the root cause and prevent future occurrences.

In a rare move, Alaska Airlines' decision to ground all affected aircraft highlighted a commitment to passenger safety. The airline's proactive measures set a precedent for aviation safety standards, prompting other carriers to review their maintenance procedures.

Alaska Airlines' rapid response and cooperation with regulatory authorities showcase the airline's dedication to ensuring the well-being of passengers and crew. These events underscore the importance of stringent safety protocols in the aviation industry, emphasizing the need for continuous monitoring and maintenance practices to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing jets, apologizes after panel blows ... (CBC.ca)

Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft late Friday, just hours after a window and piece of fuselage on one such plane blew out in midair ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds 737 Max 9 planes after section blows out ... (BBC News)

Part of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off, forcing an emergency landing.

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Alaska Airlines cloue ses Boeing 737-9 au sol après l'envol d'un ... (La Presse)

La compagnie aérienne américaine Alaska Airlines a cloué au sol ses Boeing 737-9 après l'envol spectaculaire d'un hublot qui a provoqué vendredi soir ...

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Le hublot de cet avion d'Alaska Airlines se brise en plein vol (Le Journal de Montréal)

Un avion d'Alaska Airlines, transportant 177 personnes, a dû effectuer un atterrissage d'urgence après qu'un hublot se soit décollé en plein vol.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9 for checks after blowout (Reuters)

Social media posts also showed oxygen masks deployed and a portion of the aircraft's side wall missing.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid-air ... (The Guardian)

Chunk of fuselage also broke away, forcing emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon.

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Alaska Airlines Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Losing Window (The New York Times)

The plane made an emergency landing at the Portland, Ore., international airport after losing a chunk of its fuselage, according to passengers.

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Alaska Airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max planes after window ... (CNN)

Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-9 aircraft after one of its planes made an emergency landing in Oregon Friday, ...

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Atterrissage d'urgence d'un avion d'Alaska Airlines: un nouveau ... (BFMTV)

L'atterrissage d'urgence d'un Boeing 737 Max-9 de la compagnie Alaska Airlines, après que le panneau d'un hublot s'est envolé en plein vol, intervient alors ...

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États-Unis: un hublot s'envole, Alaska Airlines cloue au sol ses ... (FRANCE 24)

La compagnie aérienne américaine Alaska Airlines a cloué au sol ses Boeing 737 MAX-9 après l'envol spectaculaire d'un hublot qui a provoqué vendredi soir ...

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Airplane piece appears to have broken off on Ontario-bound Alaska ... (NBC Southern California)

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said the airline will ground its fleet of Boeing 737-9 aircrafts to inspect them out of precaution.

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États-Unis : Un hublot s'envole, Alaska Airlines cloue au sol 65 ... (20minutes.fr)

L'envol spectaculaire d'un hublot a provoqué ce vendredi soir l'atterrissage d'urgence de l'un des appareils d'Alaska Airlines avec 177 personnes à bord.

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Un hublot s'envole, Alaska Airlines cloue au sol ses Boeing 737-9 (L'Orient-Le Jour)

La compagnie aérienne américaine Alaska Airlines a cloué au sol ses Boeing 737-9 après l'envol spectaculaire d'un hublot qui a provoqué vendredi soir...

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after midair window ... (Aljazeera.com)

All 174 passengers and six crew are safe after incident shortly after takeoff from Portland forced emergency landing.

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet after section blows ... (CNBC)

Alaska Airlines flight 1282 returned to Portland, Oregon after a section of the plane ripped off midair. · Video and photos on social media showed a gaping hole ...

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Alaska Airlines 737 jet lands safely after window blows out midair: 'I ... (Globalnews.ca)

One passenger said a boy and his mother were sitting in the row where the window blew out and the child's shirt was sucked off him and out of the plane.

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Le régulateur américain ordonne l'inspection de 171 appareils ... (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

La compagnie Alaska Airlines avait elle-même décidé de clouer au sol toute sa flotte de Boeing 737 MAX 9, soit 65 appareils, immédiatement après cet incident ...

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Alaska Airlines immobilise ses Boeing 737 MAX 9 pour des ... (L'Usine Nouvelle)

Le directeur général de la compagnie aérienne, Ben Minicucci, déclare dans un communiqué que les 65 avions de la même gamme seront remis en service après ...

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Alaska Airlines flight forced to make emergency landing after ... (CBS News)

An Alaska Airlines flight traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, had to make an emergency landing Friday night after a portion of the ...

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Alaska Airlines cancels more than 100 flights after grounding Boeing ... (The Seattle Times)

The grounding follows an incident Friday in which a piece of a 737 MAX 9's fuselage blew out at 16000 feet, leaving a large hole and decompressing the ...

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Alaska Airlines 737 lands safely after a window blows out nearly 5 ... (CTV News)

An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff nearly five kilometres above Oregon, creating a gaping ...

Alaska Airlines Grounds Fleet Of Boeing 737-9 Planes After ... (Forbes)

Alaska Airlines announced it's temporarily grounding the fleet after a flight from Portland to California suffered a mid-flight incident and made an ...

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Alaska Airlines 737 Max lands safely after window, fuselage blow ... (OPB News)

The airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 jetliners, hours after a window on one such plane blew out midair and forced an emergency landing in Oregon.

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FAA Grounds 171 Boeing Planes After Forced Emergency Landing ... (TIME)

The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded “certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft” on Saturday, after part of one of the planes blew off during an ...

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Indian regulator orders aircraft inspections following Alaska Airlines ... (Reuters)

India's aviation regulator on Saturday ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft owned by domestic operators after a cabin panel blowout forced ...

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FAA Grounds 171 Boeing Jets After Alaska Airlines Incident Blows ... (Forbes)

The regulator made the announcement after Alaska Airlines had already grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after a flight from Portland to California made ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds its Boeing 737-9 fleet after window blows ... (PBS NewsHour)

An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon, creating a gaping hole that ...

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NTSB arrives in Portland to investigate Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ... (KTVL)

KTVL News10 provides local news, weather forecasts, notices of events and items of interest in the community, entertainment programming for Medford and ...

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FAA grounds 171 Boeing planes after mid-air blowout on Alaska ... (BBC News)

It comes after part of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off, forcing an emergency landing.

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Investigators seek fallen Alaska Airlines door plug, ask for public's help (ABC News)

NTSB investigators arrived in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday to begin their investigation into what happened on Alaska Flight 1282.

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Boeing 737 MAX 9s grounded after Alaska Airlines in-flight blowout (The Seattle Times)

An emergency aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 may have long-lasting implications for 737 MAX maker Boeing, as well as Alaska.

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Detached panel on Alaska Airlines flight latest Boeing plane issue (NBC News)

A plug door panel detached in midair on a Being 737 Max 9 plane during an Alaska Airlines flight. It's the latest in a string of issues involving Boeing ...

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737-9 fleet following mid-air ... (KTVL)

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Alaska Airlines has announced they will be grounding their fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft following a depressurization incident ...

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'His shirt was sucked out.' Alaska Airlines passengers recall rough ... (NBC Southern California)

Passengers who were aboard what was described as a “trip from hell” on Friday when a side panel broke off a Boeing 737-9 Max.

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FAA orders temporary grounding of certain Boeing planes after ... (CBS News)

The temporary grounding will affect about 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes worldwide, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

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Alaska Airlines accident could have been 'much more tragic,' NTSB ... (NBC News)

Tragedy may have been averted Friday night when a panel of Boeing plane blew out as the Alaska Airlines flight traveled at 16000 feet, an NTSB official said ...

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Boeing's 737 Max 9 and the Alaska Airline Grounding: What to Know (The New York Times)

Boeing faced new safety questions after an Alaska Airlines jet made an emergency landing when a hole opened in its fuselage in midair.

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Canadian airlines say they don't operate aircraft model involved in ... (Globalnews.ca)

The Minister of Transport's office confirmed with Global News Saturday that Canadians operators are not at all implicated with the Alaska Airlines incident.

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Alaska Airlines again grounds all Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners as ... (CTV News)

The depressurized plane, which was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members, returned safely to Portland International Airport with no serious injuries.

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U.S. grounds Boeing 737-9 MAXs after Alaska Airlines blowout ... (PAX News)

Canadian airlines say they don't fly the Boeing aircraft model that U.S. officials grounded over the weekend after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a ...

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