A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California.
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United Airlines(*9*) is making ready to ground dozens of its Boeing(*9*) 737 Max 9 plane for inspections, a day after a panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines(*9*) flight, in accordance to an individual acquainted with the matter.
The announcement to ground the planes might come as early as Saturday, the particular person mentioned. Alaska Airlines introduced it could ground its Max 9 fleet after the incident on Friday.
No severe accidents had been reported aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, in accordance to federal security officers. The airplane returned to Portland shortly after takeoff on Friday after a pressurization difficulty was reported. Boeing delivered the planes late final 12 months.
The Federal Aviation Administration did not instantly remark.
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