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Coverage dated January 24, 2024 to January 27, 2024

United Airlines resumes Boeing 737 Max 9 flights

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

This is the first flight since a side panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines plane midflight earlier this month.

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  1. Alaska Airlines set to return 737 Max 9 aircraft to service on Friday

    Headline from UPI ·

  2. Newest

    United Airlines resumes Boeing 737 Max 9 flights

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. Quartz

    United and Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will return to the air (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Both airlines said their planes will begin to go back into service by the end of January

  2. KGW Portland

    Alaska, United plan to return Boeing Max 9 jets to service this weekend (opens KGW Portland)

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    KGW Portland's feed description

    Alaska Airlines plans to resume flights with its Max 9s on Friday, and United aims to follow suit on Sunday.

  3. Forbes

    Airlines Ready To Fly Boeing 737-9 MAX Again Following FAA Guidelines (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Alaska Airlines and United Airlines have both announced plans to return their grounded 737-9 MAX aircraft to service following FAA's new inspection guidelines.

  4. NBC News

    Alaska, United airlines preparing to return Boeing Max 9 jets to service in the wake of panel blowout (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Alaska CEO Ben Minicucci told NBC News the company's own audit team assisted with Boeing’s inspections of its aircraft to ensure quality and safety.

  5. Insider

    United and Alaska Airlines will start flying the stricken Boeing 737 Max 9 again within days (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Alaska Airlines will return its first 737 Max 9 jets to the skies on Friday, three weeks after the Flight 1282 blowout which grounded the Boeing jet.

  6. Forbes

    FAA Clears Way For Boeing 737 Max 9s To Potentially Resume Flying—But Prohibits Increased Production (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    171 Boeing jets were grounded after an Alaska Airlines incident earlier this month blew a hole in the side of a plane mid-flight.

  7. Politico

    Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 will likely be flying by Friday. Should it? (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    United Airlines and Alaska Airlines, the two carriers with Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 in their fleet, have begun fixing their planes — and could be flying again as soon as this weekend.

  8. UPI

    Alaska Airlines set to return 737 Max 9 aircraft to service on Friday (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Alaska Airline has scheduled its first flight of its 737 Max 9 aircraft to service on Friday, leaving from Seattle this afternoon and landing in San Diego.

  9. CBS News

    Alaska Airlines returns the 737 Max 9 to service today with Seattle to San Diego flight (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Alaska Airlines Flight 1146 from Seattle to San Diego on Friday will mark the 737 Max 9's return to service following a mid-air blowout.

  10. FOX Business

    Alaska Airlines to resume first Boeing 737 Max 9 flight since grounding (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Alaska Airlines will resume service of its Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet on Friday after the aircraft were grounded nationwide due to an issue with the door plug panel.

  11. CBS News

    Flying on a Boeing 737 Max 9? Here's what to know. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The grounded Boeing jets are coming back into service at Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.

  12. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Alaska Airlines has resumed flying Boeing 737 MAX 9, and United Airlines is set to follow suit (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of the airline’s planes.

  13. KTVB Boise

    Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday (opens KTVB Boise)

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    KTVB Boise's feed description

    They said they resumed flying the Max 9 with a flight from Seattle to San Diego on Friday afternoon.

  14. FOX Business

    Boeing president speaks out as Alaska Airlines resumes 737 MAX 9 service (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Stan Deal, president of Boeing Commercial Airlines, vowed the company would make things right after the plug door blew of a 737 MAX 9 plane in mid-flight.

  15. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners again and United flies plane on Saturday (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners again for the first time since they were grounded after a panel blew out of the side of one of

  16. KTVZ Bend

    First Boeing 737 Max 9 with passengers flies after three-week grounding, Alaska Airlines COO sits next to door plug (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    Boeing’s 737 Max 9 model returned to service Friday afternoon when Alaska Airlines flight 1146 departed Seattle at approximately 3:51pm local time (6:51pm ET) bound for San Diego.

  17. People

    Alaska Airlines Clears Grounded Boeing Max-9 Jets for Flight After Mid-Air Blow Out (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    On Friday, the first Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft will return to service since one of Alaska Airlines' planes experienced a mid-air blowout earlier this month.

  18. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Alaska Airlines has begun flying Boeing Max 9 jetliners again for the first time Friday

  19. Times Of San Diego

    Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 Operations Resume with Flight to San Diego (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    The carrier resumed some MAX 9 operations on Friday afternoon, starting with Flight 1146 from Seattle to San Diego.

  20. CBS News

    United Airlines resumes Boeing 737 Max 9 flights (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    This is the first flight since a side panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines plane midflight earlier this month.

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Alaska and United Airlines began flying Boeing Max 9 jets again (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    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.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.