Alaska Airlines Restarts Boeing 737 MAX 9 Flights

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By Luke Bodell

Published 3 days ago

The first MAX 9 flight in three weeks took off from Seattle on Friday.

Photo: Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines resumes MAX 9 flights after grounding its fleet following door plug incident.
AS1146 departs from Seattle to San Diego, with the airline slowly returning the MAX 9 to service after completing inspections and meeting FAA requirements.
Boeing faces criticism over the AS1282 incident, with reports suggesting that the faulty door plug was installed by Boeing mechanics, not supplier partner Spirit Aerospace.