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The Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and December 2020, and again in 2024, after 346 people died in two similar crashes in less than five months: Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019.
The Boeing 737 MAX airliner, which began service in 2017, was involved in two fatal accidents, Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29, 2018, and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10, 2019, that resulted from a malfunction of the aircraft's new flight stabilizing software, [1] the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS).
Alaska Airlines initially grounded their 737 MAX 9 fleet of 65 in the hours after the accident on January 5. [6] The airline later said that 18 aircraft were ready to return to service on January 6 after determining that those 737 MAX 9s had already had their door plugs inspected "as part of a recent heavy maintenance visit". [ 14 ]
The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday grounded 171 of the Boeing 737 Max 9 planes worldwide so they could be inspected. On Monday, the agency said the aircraft would remain grounded ...
The Boeing 737 Max 9’s grounded several weeks ago will be back in the air soon after each passes inspection guidelines set by the FAA. Here’s what you need to know.
Boeing’s efforts to get its grounded 737–9 Max back in service hit a snag after the Federal Aviation Administration deemed its remediation efforts lacking.
More travelers are checking the model of an aircraft before booking flights after a midair cabin blowout forced a new Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing jet to make an emergency landing and grounded ...
In the U.S., the MAX shares a compatible type rating throughout the Boeing 737 series. [25] The impetus for Boeing to build the 737 MAX was serious competition from the Airbus A320neo, which was a threat to win a major order for aircraft from American Airlines, a traditional customer for Boeing airplanes. [26]