Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline's planes.
They said they resumed flying the Max 9 with a flight from Seattle to San Diego on Friday afternoon.
Alaka Airlines and United are the only two U.S. airlines that operate this particular model of the Boeing 737.
The Federal Aviation Administration has detailed the process that airlines must follow to inspect — and if necessary, repair — the panels called door plugs, one of which broke loose on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Jan. 5.
The FAA grounded all Max 9s in the U.S. the day after the blowout.
Persons:
jetliners, Max
Organizations:
Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Max, Federal Aviation Administration, Alaska, FAA, Alaka Airlines
Locations:
Seattle, San Diego, Oregon, U.S