Boeing Faces New Questions About 737 Max After a Plane Suffers a Gaping Hole in Its Side

Boeing Faces New Questions About 737 Max After a Plane Suffers a Gaping Hole in Its Side
Alaska Airlines flight 337 from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. a Boeing 737-900, lands at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 6, 2024. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP Photo
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Boeing faces new scrutiny about the safety of its best-selling plane after federal officials announced the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 Max planes on Saturday, following a harrowing flight in which an Alaska Airlines jetliner was left with a gaping hole in its side.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it was requiring immediate inspections of some Max 9 planes operated by U.S. airlines or flown in the United States by foreign carriers.