FAA grounds Boeing 737 MAX 9s in U.S. for inspection after Alaska Airlines incident

On January 6, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or located in U.S. territory.

This decision came after a major mid-air incident occurred on Friday, involving a section of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage blowing out during an Alaska Airlines flight departing from Portland, Oregon.