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Aviation News International – Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners are carrying passengers in the United States again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the planes.<\/p>\n

Alaska Airlines resumed a limited number of flights with its Max 9s on Friday. United aims to follow suit on Sunday, but a spokeswoman said the airline might use them as spare planes Friday or Saturday.<\/p>\n

Those are the only two U.S. airlines that operate this particular model of the Boeing 737.<\/p>\n

The Federal Aviation Administration has detailed the process that airlines must follow to inspect \u2014 and if necessary, repair \u2014 the panels called door plugs, one of which broke loose on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Jan. 5. The plugs are used to seal holes left for extra doors on the Max 9 when an unusually high number of seats requires more exits for safety reasons.<\/p>\n

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker says his agency\u2019s review of everything that has happened since the accident, including gathering information about inspections of door plugs on 40 other planes, gives him confidence that they will be safe so long as the new inspection process is followed.<\/p>\n

WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT?<\/h2>\n

The FAA is requiring airlines to conduct \u201cdetailed visual inspections\u201d of the door plugs and other components, adjust fasteners and fix any damage they find before putting Max 9s back into service. The agency says the process was developed by what they learned from inspections of 40 grounded planes.<\/p>\n

United says the process involves removing an inner panel, two rows of seats and a sidewall liner from the cabin. Technicians open the door plug, inspect it and the surrounding hardware, and make any necessary repairs before resecuring the panel.<\/p>\n

WILL PEOPLE AVOID THE PLANES?<\/h2>\n

Alaska Airlines officials said Thursday that they have lost a few sales among people purchasing flights into February \u2014 a phenomenon called \u201cbooking away\u201d in the airline business. They didn\u2019t say how many people have booked away from the Max 9, but they predicted it would only last a few weeks.<\/p>\n

HOW DO I CHECK WHAT TYPE OF PLANE I\u2019M ON?<\/h2>\n

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Airline websites typically now include the type of aircraft to be used on a particular flight, but finding the information varies.<\/p>\n

On American Airlines\u2019 website, the type of plane shows up right on the search-results page. On the United and Alaska sites, however, you will need to take one more step: Click on \u201cdetails.\u201d On Southwest Airlines, you\u2019ll have to click on the flight number \u2014 it\u2019s in blue \u2014 to see the aircraft type.<\/p>\n

IS FLYING SAFE?<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s much safer than driving and also safer than rail travel on a per mile basis, according to U.S.\u00a0Department of Transportation figures<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Airline officials and aviation regulators like to point out that there has not been a fatal crash of a U.S. airliner since 2009. However, in the past year there has been an sharp increase in close calls being investigated by federal officials.<\/p>\n

IS BOEING IN TROUBLE?<\/h2>\n

The FAA is investigating whether Boeing and its suppliers followed proper safety procedures in manufacturing the part that blew off the Alaska jet. That could lead to sanctions.<\/p>\n

In addition, the FAA says it\u00a0won\u2019t let Boeing expand production of Max jets<\/a><\/span>\u00a0until it\u2019s satisfied that quality-control concerns about the company have been resolved.<\/p>\n

Rival Airbus has pulled far ahead of Boeing, beating the U.S. company last year in both orders and deliveries of new passenger planes. Boeing\u2019s latest crisis could make things worse. United CEO Scott Kirby says his airline will consider alternatives to the upcoming Max 10 because of uncertainty about when and whether the FAA will certify the plane, which is already years behind schedule.<\/p>\n

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Source: https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/boeing-max-grounding-airline-safety-dda05383ea65cd78eb9f3078830cc677<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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