US: Completed inspection of 40 grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the completion of inspections of the first group of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.

A Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Photo: GETTY IMAGES

In a new announcement, the FAA said it would carefully evaluate the data collected from the inspections before deciding to allow the planes to return to service. The head of the US National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA's safety director will also have to brief US senators on the results of the inspections.

The inspection was carried out after an Alaska Airlines plane's fuselage broke apart while in flight on January 5, leading to a series of Boeing planes of this model being required to stop operating.

The FAA said late last week that it would review 40 of the 171 Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes it ordered grounded. The FAA will then review the results and determine whether it is safe to resume flying the planes.

As of January 17, US airlines including Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have had to cancel hundreds of flights and decided to cancel flights using Boeing 737 MAX 9. These are the two airlines whose Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft have completed inspection. Currently, these airlines have not officially commented on the new information.

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