The case has once again put the safety of the 737 Max in the spotlight, which since 2019 they have been immobilized in dozens of countries for almost two years after two accidents involving a Boeing 737 Max 8 in which 346 people died, in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
Just two weeks ago, the 737s were back in the newsafter the American multinational asked airlines to inspect their planes in search of a possible loose screw in the control system.
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The company assured in a statement that it agrees with the FAA’s decision to ground the 737 Max 9and will collaborate with the agency to carry out the inspection process and investigation of the incident.
The Alaska Airlines plane that suffered the accident lost the panel with which it had sealed a hole at almost 5,000 meters above sea level. designed to house an additional emergency door, a common measure on airplanes that make routes with low passenger density.
None of the aircraft operating in Europe has this characteristic, so they have not been affected. by the emergency directive issued by the FAA and also adopted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA, in English).
In the United States, 171 aircraft have been affectedmost belonging to Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.