US airline Alaska Airlines has decided to ground its Boeing 737-9 planes after a plane with 177 people on board had to make an emergency landing on Friday after losing a window. “Following tonight’s accident on Flight 1282, we have decided to temporarily ground our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft as a precautionary measure,” Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci announced in a statement.
“No plane will fly again until all maintenance and safety inspections have been completed,” he added, estimating it would take a few days.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland, in the northwest of the United States, at 5pm local time on Friday, but had to return shortly after after reporting “a pressurization issue”, the federal airline said. civil aviation (FAA). in the social network
Images posted on social media show a broken window and oxygen masks hanging from the ceiling of the device.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900ER. PhotoReuters.A passenger on the flight, Kyle Rinker, told CNN that the window was blown out shortly after takeoff.
According to the FlightAware website, the Boeing 737 Max 9 took off at 5:07 pm, bound for Ontario, California, before returning to Portland Airport about twenty minutes later.
The plane was certified in October, according to FAA records available online.
American manufacturer Boeing told X that it is gathering further information and that a technical team is available to investigators.
We are aware of the accident involving the Alaska Airlines flight #AS1282. We are working to gather more information and are in contact with our airline customer. A Boeing technical team is ready to support the investigation.
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) January 6, 2024
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