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The Boeing aircraft blew out mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5

The Boeing aircraft blew out mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight on Jan. 5

The jet involved in Friday's incident had been prevented from long trips over water, US investigators say.

The jet had been prevented from making long-haul flights over water, said Jennifer Homendy of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

Alaska Airlines had placed restrictions on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft following pressurization warnings days before the plane was involved in a mid-air door-covering blowout on Friday, investigators say.

Alaska Airlines had placed restrictions on a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft following pressurization warnings days before the plane was involved in a mid-air door-covering blowout on Friday, investigators say.

Today Americas Federal Aviation Administration "ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft," reports CNN, identifying the aircraft as "the model involved in an Alaska Airlines emergency landing in Oregon on Friday after a section of the plane apparently blew out in midflight." A ...

Large portion of a side wall of aircraft blew out mid-air soon after departure from Portland International Airport

The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 turned back 35 minutes into its flight to California after an outer section, including a window, fell off on Friday.

The passenger plane had been in the air less than 20 minutes when it began its descent with the force of the wind tearing off a boy’s shirt