01/08/2024

Inspections to Begin on Grounded Boeing Jets

The FAA has granted airlines the right to start inspecting Boeing 737 Max planes

On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said airlines can begin inspections of more than 100 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes that have been grounded amid an investigation into an explosive depressurization accident Friday that triggered an emergency landing and resulted in extensive damage to an Alaska Airlines plane.

Luckily, there were no serious injuries in the accident, which is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), but the dramatic midair incident caused the FFA to order immediate inspections of the jetliners. Guidance issued Monday by Boeing and approved by the FAA allows the inspections to begin. The FAA said the inspections could take four to eight hours per plane.

"The safety of our airplanes and everyone who steps onboard is a core Boeing value," Stan Deal, commercial airplanes president and chief executive, and Mike Delaney, chief aerospace safety officer and senior vice president of global aerospace safety, wrote in a message to employees Monday. "We agree with and fully support the FAA’s decision to require immediate inspections of 737-9 MAX airplanes with the same configuration as the affected airplane."

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