Alaska Airlines had placed restrictions on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft following three pressurization warnings in the days before the plane was involved in a mid-air door-covering blowout on Friday, investigators say. Homendy said pilots reported pressurization warning lights on three previous flights made by the specific Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 involved in the incident, according to BBC News. The incident prompted Alaska Airlines to ground all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. The plane involved in the incident was new and delivered to Alaska Airlines in October. The flight that left Portland on Friday reached 16,000 feet before it began its emergency descent, according to flight tracking data.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2024 18:57 UTC