Alaska Airlines Has Begun Flying Boeing Max 9 Jetliners Again and United Flies Plane on Saturday

Alaska Airlines Has Begun Flying Boeing Max 9 Jetliners Again and United Flies Plane on Saturday
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 awaits inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on Jan. 10, 2024. Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo
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Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline’s planes.

The airline said in a statement that it has completed its final inspection of their group of the aircraft. They said they resumed flying the Max 9 with a flight from Seattle to San Diego on Friday afternoon.