Alaska Airlines plane part detaches mid-flight: the company grounds its Boeing 737 Max 9

2024-01-06T15:25:13.852Z

Highlights: Alaska Airlines plane part detaches mid-flight: the company grounds its Boeing 737 Max 9. The plane left Oregon en route to California and made an emergency landing after it shattered a window, and the panel surrounding it. No injuries were reported to the 174 passengers and six crew members on board, Alaska Airlines said. The Federal Aviation Administration said it returned the plane to the airport after "the crew reported a pressurization problem" The airline described what happened as an "incident"

The plane left Oregon en route to California and made an emergency landing after it shattered a window, and the panel surrounding it, prompting the airline to ground its 65 737 Max 9 aircraft.