Boeing 737 Max 9 Is Back in Service. What It Means for the Airline Industry
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Passengers may feel wary about flying on a Boeing 737 Max 9, but incidents like the Alaska one are quite rare.
After three weeks of being grounded, the Boeing 737 Max 9 is returning to service.
The first Max 9 flight scheduled to take off in the U.S. is an Alaska Airlines one, set to depart on Friday from Seattle at 2:20 p.m. PT to San Diego.
The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded the Max 9 since January 5 after a door panel blew out from an Alaska jet just minutes after takeoff. The grounding forced United and Alaska — the only two U.S. carriers that operate the plane — to cancel thousands of flights in January.
United said it expects to officially return the Max 9 back to service on Sunday, but may use the plane â€
