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The plane was registered to an Oakland-based company called Winged Wallabies, Inc., according to Federal Aviation Administration records. He said it was “traumatic” to know the plane he had spent so much time on had crashed with people on board. Like commercial aircraft, all home-built planes are required by the FAA to be inspected annually for air worthiness. Cozy aircraft have the same safety record as commercially built planes of similar size, said aeronautical engineer Marc Zeitlin, who consults with the National Transportation Safety Board on crash investigations involving Cozy aircraft, including this one. “You buy foam, you buy fiberglass, you buy metal parts from all the manufacturers.

Persons: Mark IV, Thane Ostroth, Ostroth, “, I’ll, ” Ostroth, Marc Zeitlin, Zeitlin, ”, Zeitlen, Emma Willmer, John Antczak Organizations: ANGELES, Wallabies, Inc, Federal Aviation Administration, Authorities, Cozy, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Burnside Aerospace, San, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, U.S . Coast Guard, San Mateo County Coroner’s, The National Transportation Safety Board, Associated Press Locations: California, San Francisco, Oakland, Thane, Australia, Michigan, Florida, Ross, San Mateo County, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Alaska Airlines passengers were hit in the face by debris, struggled with oxygen masks, and one had a seizure after landing, lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

14 passengers filed a class-action lawsuit against Boeing and Alaska Airlines on Tuesday. The suit adds many struggled with their oxygen masks and one man had a stress-related seizure after landing. AdvertisementA class-action lawsuit filed against Boeing and Alaska Airlines on Tuesday details passengers' apparent injuries and says some oxygen masks malfunctioned on board Flight 1282. Anderson also had to switch oxygen masks because hers stopped working, the suit says. 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets remain grounded pending inspections.

Persons: —, Max, Suzannah Anderson, Anderson, Iris Ruiz, Gwint Fisher Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Service, Business, Max, Portland International, Federal Aviation Administration

☆ A plane made a wild emergency landing in the middle of the highway shortly after taking off from Dulles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Southern Express Airways flight carrying seven people made an emergency landing on a Virginia highway. Highways are a common choice for pilots in need of an emergency landing because they are paved. AdvertisementA small plane made an emergency landing in the middle of a busy highway just moments after it took off on Friday. The flight quickly diverted and made an emergency landing on the Loudon County Parkway, flight tracking data shows. It was not immediately clear what forced the emergency landing.

Persons: — Organizations: Southern Express Airways, Dulles Airport, Service, Dulles International, Business, Parkway, Federal Aviation Administration, Dulles, Pilots Locations: Virginia, Dulles, Lancaster , Pennsylvania, Loudon

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Discover Financial Services, Spirit Airlines, Humana, Hertz and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Discover Financial Services — The financial services stock dropped more than 7% after posting mixed fourth-quarter results. Hertz — The automotive rental company's stock climbed about 6% following an upgrade to overweight from Morgan Stanley earlier on Thursday. Kinder Morgan — Shares of the energy infrastructure company fell less than 1% after Kinder Morgan's fourth-quarter revenue came in lower than expected. Fastenal — The industrial supplies company added 4% after posting fourth-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations. Humana — The health insurance company lost more than 14% on Thursday after guiding for full-year 2023 adjusted earnings of $26.09 per share.

Persons: Hertz, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Hertz's, BofA, Ranjan Sharma, Kinder Morgan —, Kinder Morgan's, Kinder, Fastenal, Chris Caso, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Michelle Fox, Fred Imbert, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Discover Financial, Apple, Bank of America, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Citi, Spirit, Alaska Air Group —, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, JPMorgan, Wolfe Research, Humana, Alcoa, Revenue Locations: Singapore

☆ Boeing's CEO vowed to staff that 'we're going to get better' as he rallied employees at a key supplier in the 737 Max 9 saga
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Spirit is a Kansas-based company that builds the fuselages and other parts of Boeing planes, including the 737 Max 9. Spirit built the door plug which came off the 737 Max 9 on January 5, leaving a gaping hole in the fuselage. The National Transportation Safety Board is testing the recovered door plug to determine whether four missing bolts were ever installed. AdvertisementAlaska Airlines and United Airlines, the two biggest operators of the 737 Max 9, also found loose hardware on some of the grounded aircraft. 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets have been grounded by the FAA.

Persons: —, Dave Calhoun, AeroSystems, Calhoun Organizations: Service, Federal Aviation Administration, Business, Boeing, Spirit, FAA, Alaska Airlines, Portland International, National Transportation Safety Board, United Airlines, Max Locations: Kansas

☆ Boeing CEO tells contractors ‘we’re going to learn from’ Alaska Airlines incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Boeing says its CEO told workers of Spirit AeroSystems — its subcontractor that builds the 737 Max 9 fuselage — that “we’re going to learn from” this month’s blowout on Alaska Airlines flight 1282. Boeing says CEO Dave Calhoun addressed 200 Spirit AeroSystems employees as part of a town hall meeting held in Wichita, Kansas, on Wednesday. Spirit AeroSystems is a major Boeing contractor that builds the fuselages of several Boeing jets, including the 737 Max. But the Alaska Airlines incident is not the first time that there have been problems with the quality of its work causing problems for Boeing planes. The supplier used to be part of Boeing but Boeing spun-off its Wichita division and Oklahoma operations into Spirit AeroSystems.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Calhoun, Pat Shanahan, “ We’re, AeroSystems, Max, CNN’s Chris Isidore Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, AeroSystems, Spirit, Federal Aviation Administration, Max, FAA, Wichita Locations: Wichita , Kansas, Alaska, United States, Oklahoma

☆ Akasa Air: Boeing gets some good news as Indian airline orders 150 737 Max jets
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Diksha Madhok | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

India’s newest airline is purchasing 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in the first major order the troubled planemaker has announced since the dramatic Alaska Airlines incident in which part of the fuselage of a 737 Max 9 fell off mid-flight. Akasa Air has ordered the 737 Max 10 and 737 Max 8-200 aircraft to be delivered through 2032, the airline said at an event in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. On Wednesday, the US Federal Aviation Administration said it was expanding its probe to include Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), which builds the fuselage of the 737 Max 9. Akasa Air, which was launched in 2022, is not the only Indian carrier that is buying a lot of Boeing planes. Last year, Air India said it would buy 220 Boeing planes.

Persons: planemaker, Max, ” Stephanie Pope, Ethopia, Antony Blinken, Vinay Dube, ”, Joe Biden, Narendra Modi Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Boeing, Max, Akasa, Alaska Airlines, US Federal Aviation Administration, Economic, Air, Indian Locations: New Delhi, Alaska, Indian, Hyderabad, Portland , Oregon, Indonesia, Wells, Washington, Davos, Switzerland, India, Air India

☆ Indonesia Allows Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes to Fly Again After Checks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has allowed three Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes to fly again after grounding them, as they have different configurations from a jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in the United States on Jan. 5, its transport ministry said on Thursday. A cabin panel broke off a new Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet operated by Alaska Airlines in mid-flight, leading to the grounding of the model and inspections by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). After grounding the three planes operated by Lion Air on Jan. 6 and later inspecting them, Indonesia's transport ministry said it had allowed them to fly again since Jan. 11. Lion Air said in a statement the planes had different configurations from the Alaska Airline plane. The transport ministry said the Lion Air planes had a "mid cabin emergency exit door type II" whereas the Alaska Airlines plane had a "mid exit door plug."

Persons: Stanley Widianto, Bernadette Christina, Mark Potter Organizations: Boeing, Alaska Airlines, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Lion Air, Lion, Alaska Airline Locations: JAKARTA, Indonesia, United States, Portland , Oregon, Ontario , California

☆ Over 1,500 Alaska Airlines flights have now been impacted in the 2 weeks since the 737 Max 9 blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewThe Boeing 737 Max 9 saga has impacted more than 1,500 Alaska Airlines flights as the carrier said there will be cancelations through Friday. Friday also marks two weeks since the Flight 1282 blowout which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all 737 Max 9 jets with a door plug. Alaska Airlines has 65 such aircraft that operate between 110 to 150 flights a day, depending on the schedule. Advertisement"The ongoing grounding of the 737-9 Max continues to have a tremendous impact on our operation," Alaska Airlines said in a Wednesday statement. But Alaska Airlines canceled 158 flights on Wednesday at a rate of 24%, per FlightAware.

Persons: —, Max, We're Organizations: Service, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Business, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Horizon, Airlines Locations: FlightAware

☆ Premarket stocks: Airline stocks are getting pummeled. Here are four reasons why
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —It’s been a tough month for shares of airline companies. Here’s why investors are getting out of airline stocks. Boeing’s “can of worms”: Boeing’s problems began on Jan. 5, when the door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 detached mid-flight. Oil prices are volatile: Investors are also concerned about a possible spike in oil prices. United Airlines Holdings shares have declined 8% so far in January and American Airlines Group shares have fallen 6%.

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Tokyo CNN —An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said. Flight ANA 118 departed Tokyo’s Haneda Airport at 9:47 p.m. local time and turned around a little over an hour into its journey, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24. An ANA spokesperson told CNN that the male passenger was detained by police after the plane landed in the Japanese capital. The female flight attendant sustained minor injuries, the spokesperson said. In 2022, two passengers were given hefty fines for hitting and biting crew and other passengers on separate flights with US carriers American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

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☆ Boeing's manufacturing processes are under investigation after the Alaska Airlines blowout, the FAA says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that it is investigating Boeing's manufacturing practices and production lines. AdvertisementIt includes processes involving Spirit AeroSystems, the Kansas-based company that builds the fuselages and other parts of Boeing planes. The FAA said its investigation is also "examining potential system change." Related storiesAll 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets with a door plug have been grounded by the agency following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident. "The safety of the flying public, not speed, will determine the timeline for returning these aircraft to service," the FAA added.

Persons: AeroSystems Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, FAA, Max, Alaska Airlines Locations: Kansas

☆ The latest awkward news for Boeing: Blinken's plane broke down on his Davos trip
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He was stuck in Switzerland after his Boeing jet malfunctioned, Bloomberg reported. The airline has come under fire after a door on a 737 Max 9 jet blew off during a commercial flight. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended up getting stranded in Switzerland on his way home from Davos after his custom Boeing 737 plane broke down, according to Bloomberg. On January 5, an Alaska Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after a door plug on the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet blew off during the flight. AdvertisementThe 737 Max 9 fleets were grounded.

Persons: Antony Blinken, —, Max Organizations: Boeing, Bloomberg, Service, US Air Force, Air Force, Alaska Airlines, Max, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Zurich

The panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines jetliner this month was manufactured in Malaysia by Boeing’s leading supplier, the head of the agency investigating the incident said Wednesday. The officials indicated that their separate investigations of Boeing and the accident are in the early stages. Boeing said CEO David Calhoun visited the Wichita factory of Spirit AeroSystems, which makes a large part of the fuselage on Boeing Max jets and installs the part that came off an Alaska Airlines jetliner. An Alaska Airlines Max 9 was forced to make an emergency landing on Jan. 5 after a panel called a door plug blew out of the side of the plane shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. The NTSB is investigating the accident, while the FAA investigates whether Boeing and its suppliers followed quality-control procedures.

Persons: Jennifer Homendy, Spirit AeroSystems, AeroSystems, “, Mike Whitaker, ”, Sen, Jerry Moran, Moran, Whitaker, ” Moran, David Calhoun, Patrick Shanahan —, Donald Trump, —, “ We’re, ” Calhoun, Max Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Boeing’s, National Transportation Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Max, Senate, Kansas Republican, FAA, Boeing Max, Pentagon, Alaska Airlines Max, NTSB, United Airlines, Dow Jones Locations: Malaysia, Washington, Wichita , Kansas, Kansas, Wichita, Calhoun, Portland , Oregon, Alaska, United, Arlington , Virginia

☆ Deutsche Bank sees 140% upside from this little-known electric flying vehicle stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Deutsche Bank is remaining bullish on aerial mobility company Archer Aviation in 2024. Joby Aviation is developing a similar electric flying vehicle that will also operate as an air taxi vehicle. The stock has been volatile since Deutsche first called it a top pick in November , which maintained the same $12 per share price target. ACHR mountain 2023-11-01 Archer Aviation stock since November. Roughly 39 million shares of Archer stock are being sold short, according to data from FactSet, or more than 21% of the floating shares.

Persons: Archer, Edison Yu, Yu, Archer's, Joby Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Archer Aviation, NASDAQ, Joby Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S . Air Force, Deutsche Locations: Archer

☆ F.A.A. Says Initial Round of 737 Max Inspections Has Been Finished
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Mark Walker | More About Mark Walker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that an initial round of inspections of 40 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes had been completed, but that those aircraft and scores of other Max 9 planes would remain grounded as the agency finalized an inspection process for them. announced that it was requiring the 40 inspections before it would approve new inspection and maintenance instructions developed by Boeing. The agency grounded 171 Max 9 planes this month after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while it was ascending after taking off from Portland, Ore., forcing an emergency landing. said it would review the data from the 40 inspections, and that the 737 Max 9 planes with the door panels would remain grounded until the agency signed off on the instructions for airlines to inspect the planes. The door panels go where an emergency exit door would in a different configuration of the aircraft.

Organizations: Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines Locations: Portland ,

☆ The FAA’s 737 Max probe just widened to include Spirt Aerosystems
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Pete Muntean | Curt Devine | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Washington CNN —The US Federal Aviation Administration is expanding its probe into Boeing 737 Max 9 quality control following this month’s in-flight blowout of a part of an Alaska Airlines plane. In a new statement released Wednesday, the FAA says it is now investigating contractor Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the fuselage of the Boeing 737 Max 9. Spirit Aerosystems did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The FAA says all 171 Boeing 737 Max 9s in the United States remain grounded, the agency has received new data from preliminary inspections of 40 of those airplanes. Spirit Aerosystems’ history of troubleShareholders of Spirit AeroSystems last year filed a federal lawsuit against the company, accusing it of “widespread and sustained quality failures” in its products.

Persons: Spirit, Boeing “, Aerosystems, “, Max, Spirit AeroSystems, Lever, Joe Buccino, AeroSystems, ” Organizations: Washington CNN, US Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, Max, Alaska Airlines, FAA, NTSB, Spirit, ” Locations: United States

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Instacart, Spirit Airlines, Marathon Digital and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Following the ruling, Bank of America downgraded Spirit to an underperform rating, while Susquehanna downgraded the airline to negative. Rivian — The electric vehicle manufacturer slid nearly 8% following a downgrade to a hold rating from Deutsche Bank. Polaris , Mattel — The stocks moved following rating changes from Morgan Stanley. Meanwhile, toymaker Mattel slid 2.8% after Morgan Stanley downgraded shares to equal weight, citing lofty consensus estimates and a tough 2024 outlook. Marathon Digital — The crypto mining firm slid 3% during Wednesday's trading session.

Persons: JetBlue's, Sinclair —, Sinclair, SolarEdge — SolarEdge, Teladoc, Davidson, Nutanix, William Blair, Uber, Ford, Morgan Stanley —, Ted Pick, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Gregory Lewis, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways —, Bank of America, Susquehanna, Interactive, LSEG, Diamond Sports Group, Diamond, Barclays, Broadcom, VMware, Wolfe Research, Deutsche Bank, UBS, JPMorgan, Polaris, Mattel, Automotive, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, BTIG, Marathon Digital Locations: Europe, China

☆ Boeing is adding more 737 airplane inspections as company says it's 'clear that we are not where we need to be'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewBoeing is introducing more quality assurance measures in its production process for 737 aircraft following a nightmare Alaska Airlines flight on one of the planes last week. "But, the AS1282 accident and recent customer findings make clear that we are not where we need to be." AdvertisementBoeing will open its factories for inspection to airlines that use 737 planes, and the company is bringing in a third party to conduct an independent review of its quality management system, Deal added. The US Federal Aviation Administration has since grounded all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes with that component until it decides they can safely return to operation. Alaska Airlines said Saturday that it's starting a "thorough review of Boeing's production quality and control systems" and will also "enhance our own quality oversight of Alaska aircraft on the Boeing production line."

Persons: —, Stan Deal Organizations: Service, Alaska Airlines, Business, Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Management, Boeing, US Federal Aviation Administration, Max, FAA, Alaska

☆ Boeing appoints independent advisor to lead 737 Max 9 review as groundings stretch on
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Alaska Airlines N704AL is seen grounded in a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 9, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. NTSB investigators are continuing their inspection on the Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft following a midair fuselage blowout on Friday, January 5. He and his team will have any and all support he needs from me and from across The Boeing Company," Calhoun said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded Boeing 737 Max 9s earlier this month so the jets could undergo inspections after a door plug blew off Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on January 5. Shares of Boeing fell about 8% Tuesday and are down almost 20% since the groundings began.

Persons: Kirkland Donald, Donald, Dave Calhoun, I've, Calhoun, Max Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Portland International Airport, NTSB, Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing, Boeing, Boeing Company, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, U.S . Navy, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Locations: Portland, Portland , Oregon

☆ Boeing’s stock tumbles after report warns investigation will open ‘a whole new can of worms’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Wells Fargo report, entitled “FAA audit opens up a whole new can of worms,” noted that Boeing’s quality control and engineering problems have been ongoing for years. After part of an Alaska Airlines] 737 Max 9 jet fell off the plane mid-flight, the likelihood of the US Federal Aviation Administration coming out of its investigation without significant findings was very low. The FAA last week opened an investigation into Boeing’s quality control after the Alaska Airlines incident. He also said Boeing is now more closely monitoring the work of a key supplier that builds the 737 Max fuselage. Wells Fargo analysts noted in their report that the FAA investigation could take some time to complete, noting many of its probes remain “under investigation” months after the original incidents.

Persons: Wells, ”, Max, Boeing “, Kirkland H, Donald “, Donald, David Calhoun, Stan Deal, Deal, Mike Whitaker, Calhoun, Jennifer Homendy, United Airlines —, —, Pete Muntean, Chris Isidore, Ramishah Maruf Organizations: New, New York CNN, Boeing, Wall, FAA, Alaska Airlines, US Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB, US, CNN, National Transportation, United Airlines Locations: New York, Portland , Oregon, Alaska, United, Indonesia, Ethiopia

CHICAGO (AP) — A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The All Nippon Airways flight was a Boeing 777, and the Delta Airlines aircraft was a Boeing 717. Raymond Bongalon, a customer service representative with All Nippon Airways, said Monday afternoon that the airline could not yet provide any information on what happened. The airline's flight status search said Flight 11 was bound for Tokyo but canceled because of “aircraft inspection.”The Chicago Department of Aviation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Tony Molinaro, Emma Johnson, Raymond Bongalon, ___ Savage Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago O'Hare International, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, FAA, All Nippon Airways, Delta Air Lines, Delta Airlines, Max, O'Hare, Associated Press, Delta, Chicago Department of Aviation, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: O'Hare, Detroit, Tokyo

☆ Alaska Airlines is reviewing Boeing's quality control after a 'candid' meeting with its CEO about the mid-air 737 Max 9 door plug blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Alaska Airlines said it met with Boeing's CEO last week and will review its quality control systems. AdvertisementAlaska Airlines announced Saturday that it is starting a "thorough review" of Boeing's quality control systems. The airline will also enhance its oversight of the Boeing production line by expanding its team that validates its quality. It added, "We welcome and appreciate" the Federal Aviation Administration's audit of the Boeing 737 Max 9 production line. Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, the world's biggest 737 Max 9 operator with 79, have canceled hundreds of flights as a result.

Persons: —, AeroSystems, Dave Calhoun, Calhoun Organizations: Alaska Airlines, FAA, Max, Service, Boeing, Federal Aviation, Portland International, CNBC, United Airlines Locations: Alaska, Kansas

☆ Boeing is letting airlines into its factories as preliminary inspections begin on the 737 Max 9
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Pete Muntean | Ross Levitt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Boeing says it will give airlines more oversight of its facilities following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident in which a part of the plane fell off mid-flight. The plane maker said Monday that in addition to extra quality control inspections on the 737 production line, it will allow airlines into Boeing factories and those of contractor Spirit AeroSystems, which builds Max 9 fuselage. Alaska Airlines said it is in the middle a “thorough review of Boeing’s production quality and control systems.” The airline has 65 Boeing 737 Max 9s with another 25 on order, according to fleet data from airlines analytics firm Cirium. Boeing 737 Max 9s remain grounded in the United States as airlines Alaska and United await emergency inspection guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration. On Friday, the FAA announced it will audit Boeing’s production practices as it considers mandating an independent third-party oversee Boeing quality.

Persons: Spirit, Stan Deal, ”, “, Max Organizations: CNN, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing Commercial, Alaska, Max, FAA, National Transportation Safety Locations: Alaska, United States, United, Washington, DC

☆ Southwest flight cancellations are piling up today. It’s not what you think
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Flight cancellations across the country continue to cause headaches for thousands of travelers, and Southwest is topping the list of most-affected airlines for the second consecutive day. Saturday and Sunday saw more than 16,500 flights delays and nearly 3,000 cancellations across the United States, according to FlightAware. The Federal Aviation Administration instated the order after a piece of the fuselage blew off an Alaska Airlines flight on January 5 with 177 people on board. United has canceled nearly 13% of its flights, making it the second most affected airline behind Southwest, which doesn’t fly any Max 9 planes. Alaska Airlines experienced the third-highest rate of cancellations on Sunday, having called off about 15% of its total flights.

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