Reuters
United, Alaska find loose parts on 737 MAX planes, raising pressure on Boeing
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -Boeing’s latest 737 MAX crisis deepened after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines said they had found loose parts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured. U.S. regulators grounded 171 MAX 9 planes after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated flight not long after taking off from a Portland, Oregon, airport on Friday, forcing pilots to scramble to land the plane safely. Alaska Airlines said late on Monday that initial reports from its technicians indicated some “loose hardware” was visible on some aircraft in the relevant area when it conducted checks of its fleet.