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Alaska grounded their whole fleet of Max 9s before the FAA ordered it for everyone else. So yes. It was grounded.

• throwup238 3y ago
  When did they ground it? I'm looking at the tail number on FlightAware and it's on a scheduled flight to SEA since 9am.
  • jaktet 3y ago
    I can only assume major hubs have already completed inspection, because a buddy of mine flew out of Seattle on a 737 Max9 this morning. Guess I assumed inspections took longer than half a day
    • brewdad 3y ago
      Supposedly the flaw exists on a section where a “false door” exists for future alterations to the exit points. Perhaps not all of their planes were built with this feature. Nothing to inspect in that case.
      • _cenw 3y ago
        The number of emergency exits required depends on how many seats you cram on a plane. A Ryanair Max 9 would need that extra exit for compliance.
      • mrcwinn 3y ago
        Do we really know the root cause this quickly?
    • p1mrx 3y ago
      *Slaps door of 737 MAX* this bad boy can fit so much air in it.
  • obmelvin 3y ago
    It seems like they grounded all of their 737 Max 9 fleet immediately after the incident. But apparently they have begun inspections and returned some of the fleet to service - https://twitter.com/jonostrower/status/1743668287106678866 https://twitter.com/jonostrower/status/1743668287106678866 and https://twitter.com/AlaskaAir/status/1743677307644944797 https://twitter.com/AlaskaAir/status/1743677307644944797
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