Washington: The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that an initial round of inspections of 40 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes had been completed but that those aircraft and scores of other Max 9 planes would remain grounded as the agency finalized an inspection process for them.
On Friday, the FAA announced that it was requiring the 40 inspections before it would approve new inspection and maintenance instructions developed by Boeing. The agency grounded 171 Max 9 planes this month after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while it was ascending after taking off from Portland, Oregon, forcing an emergency landing.
