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United Airlines found loose bolts, other issues on a key part of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners

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On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration approved guidelines for inspecting the door plugs on other Max 9 jets and repairing them, if necessary.

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  1. Politico

    Loose exit panel bolts found in other 737 MAX 9 planes in United's fleet (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    United Airlines said some its fleet of 79 planes pulled for inspection after an Alaska Airlines “plug” exit door blew off mid-flight have loose bolts.

  2. News West 9

    United Airlines found loose bolts, other issues on a key part of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners (opens News West 9)

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    On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration approved guidelines for inspecting the door plugs on other Max 9 jets and repairing them, if necessary.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    United Airlines inspections find loose bolts on several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after grounding (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Plane manufacturer Boeing earlier Monday said it sent instructions to airlines to conduct the inspections of the Max 9s in their fleets.

  4. FOX Business

    United Airlines discovers loose bolts on its Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident (opens FOX Business)

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    United Airlines found loose bolts in its Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes, as the aircraft model continues to be scrutinized amid the Alaska Airlines emergency landing incident.

  5. Fortune

    United founds loose bolts and ‘installation issues’ during Boeing 737 Max jet inspections (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all Max 9s after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet.

  6. Bloomberg

    United Airlines Finds Loose Bolts in Boeing 737 Max Jets During Inspections (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    United Airlines Holdings Inc. found loose bolts in multiple Boeing Co. 737 Max jets as it carried out inspections after a rival carrier’s plane suffered a structural failure.

  7. The Guardian

    United Airlines finds loose bolts on multiple Boeing 737 Max 9 planes (opens The Guardian)

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    Aircraft model has been grounded after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated plane in mid-flight on Saturday

  8. New York Post

    United Airlines found loose bolts, ‘installation issues’ on some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners in wake of Alaska Airlines incident (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    United Airlines said Monday it found loose bolts and other “installation issues” on a part of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were inspected after a mid-flight blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines …

  9. CBS News

    United finds loose bolts on door plugs on several 737 Max 9 planes following Alaska Airlines mid-air door blowout incident (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    United Airlines, which has 79 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, did not confirm how many planes had loose bolts.

  10. ABC 30 Fresno

    Loose bolts found on door plugs of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets, as flights canceled: United Airlines (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    United says it found loose bolts on door plugs of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets grounded since Alaska Airlines midair blowout.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    United finds loose bolts on plane panels in 737 Max probe – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    US-carrier United Airlines said it has discovered bolts that needed tightening on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes in its fleet. The revelation comes days after a mid-air scare on an Alaska AIrlines 737 Max 9.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    United Airlines finds loose bolts, other problems on door plugs of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    United investigators found loose bolts and other door plug installation issues when investigating the airline's fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 9s.

  13. Insider

    United Airlines discovers loose bolts in Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft during inspections (opens Insider)

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    United Airlines announced Monday that it found instances of loose bolts in a Boeing 737 Max 9 following Alaska Airlines incident.

  14. ABC 7 San Francisco

    United Airlines found loose bolts during preliminary Boeing 737-9 fleet inspections, company says (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    More than 170 of Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets are grounded after part of a Southern California-bound Alaska Airlines plane fell off mid-flight. And an ABC7 News producer is one of many whose Bay Area flight was impacted.

  15. France 24

    United, Alaska Airlines report loose bolts on Boeing 737 MAX planes (opens France 24)

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    United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday that loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight incident…

  16. Latin Times

    United Airlines Says Inspections Found Loose Bolts On Its 737 MAX Planes (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    United Airlines said Monday it has discovered loose bolts on Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes in its fleet during preliminary inspections following an Alaska Airlines mid-flight incident.

  17. UPI

    United Airlines finds loose bolts holding door parts on more of its 737 Max fleet (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    United Airlines said Monday it has found several instances of loose bolts holding down "exit plugs" on its fleet of Boeing 737 Max-9 aircraft similar to the one that blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight.

  18. Hot Air

    Gulp: Finding Loose Bolts, Errant Parts On United's New 737 Door Plugs (opens Hot Air)

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    Ay Dios mio, this is bad news. United Airlines said Monday that it has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel of that type blew out...

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