Airlines Vow to Hold Boeing ‘Accountable’ Over Quality Issues as Carrier Warns of $150 Million Loss

Multiple major airlines vowed this week to hold plane maker Boeing accountable following the grounding of 737-9 MAX planes earlier this month.

Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked on the tarmac in Portland, Oregon, on January 23, 2024. One of two door plugs on the emergency exit door blew out shortly after the plane took off from Portland. No fatalities or injuries were reported. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced January 11 it was launching a safety probe into Boeing's quality control. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

Multiple major airlines vowed this week to hold plane maker Boeing accountable following the grounding of 737-9 MAX planes earlier this month.

Chief executives at American Airlines and Alaska Airlines made the comments after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all of the jets worldwide earlier this month in the wake of a mid-air incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that raised major safety concerns.