Following a window and section of the fuselage blowing out shortly after takeoff in Portland, Oregon, US, Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft late on Friday.
Following the window breach in midair, the airline had to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon. Fortunately, nobody was injured in the occurrence. The airline declared that it will temporarily ground all of its aircraft in order to conduct extensive maintenance and safety checks. An airline has previously grounded a Boeing 737 Max 9 due to safety concerns. Even in the past, Boeing has frequently had difficulties landing narrow-body aircraft. Two Boeing 737 Max 8 planes crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 passengers. All Max 8 and Max 9 planes were grounded globally for about two years as a result of the incidents. Only after making modifications to an automatic flight control system linked to the crashes was Boeing able to resume operations with its aircraft. The Boeing 737 Max is still one of the company's most popular aircraft models in spite of all these challenges. Everything you require to know about the airplane is provided here.
One of the variations of the Boeing 737 Max is the Boeing 737 Max 9. The aircraft is more efficient than its predecessors and is based on the early 737 designs. The dimensions, length, and seating capacity of its four versions differ. The Boeing 737 Max 9 can accommodate 220 passengers and has a seating capacity of 178–193. It has the same length of 42.16 meters and wing spread of 35.9 meters across all variations.
August 2011 saw the announcement of the Boeing 737 Max series. The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified the company's first Boeing 737 Max aircraft in March 2017, five years after it made its first flight on January 29, 2016. The Boeing 737 Max service began in May 2017 when the first Max 8 delivery was made to Malindo Air.
