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Only planes with the type of door that failed on the Alaskan airlines flight are grounded.
by Sakos 3y ago
Only 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.