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I booked a flight on United yesterday, well after this latest Boeing incident. After looking more carefully, they have me on a 737 MAX 9. I haven’t kept up with
by hentrep 3y ago
I booked a flight on United yesterday, well after this latest Boeing incident. After looking more carefully, they have me on a 737 MAX 9. I haven’t kept up with the latest, but I thought all of these planes were grounded. Am I missing something, or am I just setting myself up for a canceled flight next week?
- Sakos 3y agoOnly planes with the type of door that failed on the Alaskan airlines flight are grounded.
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- scheme271 3y agoI think most of the 737 max 9s have the door plug since it's only replaced with an actual door when in a high density configuration used by low cost carriers.
- Sakos 3y agoSure, but not all of them do. There are some that weren't grounded and have continued to be in use. https://skift.com/2024/01/08/a-breakdown-of-carriers-that-operate-the-boing-737-max-9/ https://skift.com/2024/01/08/a-breakdown-of-carriers-that-op... This says there are 215 planes being used by airlines. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/updates-grounding-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/updates-grounding-boeing-737-ma... This states that 171 planes are affected by the grounding.
- frumper 3y agoI've seen reports that the airlines are hopeful they'll be back in service by early next week. At the very least they need to go through enhanced inspections, and those inspections don't seem finalized on how to perform them yet. The best answer is, no one knows.