The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the 737 Max 9s less than a day after the incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 so the jets could be inspected.
Alaska on Wednesday said it would cancel all flights that were scheduled to use a 737 Max 9 through Saturday, amounting to 110 to 150 flights per day, while the inspections take place.
No one was seated in 26A on the flight, which was next to the panel that blew out, saving passengers from a possible tragedy.
"We're not going to point fingers there, because yes it escaped their factory, but then it escaped ours too," Calhoun told CNBC's Phil LeBeau on Wednesday.
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines , the two largest operators of the 737 Max 9, said on Monday that they have each already found loose parts on the same area of other Max 9s that underwent review.
Persons:
Dave Calhoun, Max, Calhoun, I've, Aerosystems, We're, CNBC's Phil LeBeau
Organizations:
Alaska Airlines, Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing, . Alaska Airlines, United Airlines
Locations:
Alaska