Boeing requests exemption for safety inspections on latest variant of 737 Max plane

Published: 07 January 2024 at 01:10

Boeing has asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to exempt the newest variant of its 737 Max plane from safety inspections, despite the risk of engine malfunction. The request comes after an incident where a larger model 737 Max 9 jet was forced to make an emergency landing due to a mid-air fuselage blowout. The FAA has since grounded at least 170 of the 737 Max 9 jets to conduct immediate safety inspections.

SOURCES

Boeing faces new questions about the 737 Max after a plane suffers a gaping hole in its side

China Daily

US Grounds Over 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes After Mid-Air Scare

NDTV

Boeing asked FAA to EXEMPT its killer 737 Max from safety inspection

Alice Wright

Timeline: Detached panel on Alaska Airlines flight is the latest Boeing airplane mishap

NBC

Alaska Airlines blowout: 170 planes grounded after dramatic mid-air incident on new aircraft stuns aviation experts

Sky News

Alaska Airlines blowout: Passenger says ordeal was 'jarring and disorienting'

Sky News