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737 Max 9 grounding extended as aviation bosses say they'll prioritize safety, not speed over the Alaska Airlines blowout

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

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The 737 Max is Boeing's best-selling jet — and in recent years, one of its deadliest

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The NTSB is leading an investigation into an Alaska Airlines jet that lost its door plug while thousands of feet in the air. The plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9.

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Emirates executive takes a jab at Boeing, says quality control has been an ongoing issue

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Emirates President Tim Clark isn't giving Boeing a pass on this one.

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Warning light came on 3 times before plane wall blew out

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Before a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1281, an advisory light came on three times in the Boeing 737 Max 9. The new plane, delivered in October 2023, was checked and cleared after each pressurization warning. Audio from www.liveatc.net.

Your vacation probably isn't in any jeopardy after the Alaska Airlines blowout

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Image from the NTSB investigation of the Jan. 5 accident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on a Boeing 737-9 MAX. Captured on Jan. 7.
The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9.

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Alaska Airlines cancels 230 flights as the 737 Max 9 is grounded after mid-flight door blowout

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane sits at a gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on January 6, 2024 in Seattle, Washington.
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9.

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The NTSB is asking the public to help find the missing piece of the Alaska Airlines plane that blew off mid-flight

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The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating how a "mid-cabin door plug" blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 mid-flight on Friday.

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FAA orders grounding of some Boeing 737 planes after an Alaska Airlines flight lost part of its fuselage in air

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Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.
Alaska Airlines grounded its 737 MAX 9 planes after part of a fuselage blew off during a flight from Portland Oregon to Ontario, California.

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What's making airline passengers act out on planes? Travelers are stressed out and feeling 'entitled,' experts say.

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Planes wait in line on a runway for take-off.

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The YouTube pilot convicted of crashing his plane for views says he'll keep flying 'before and after I serve my time in federal prison'

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Trevor Jacob in his new video, "I Got My Pilots License Back! But Going To Prison..."

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