Boeing responds to 737 MAX 9 flight accident: actively collect information and stay in touch with customers

According to news from this site on January 6, Boeing issued an official response on social platforms in response to the incident of "Boeing 737 MAX 9 having a hole in the fuselage during flight."

Boeing said it is aware of the incident involving Alaska Airlines flight AS1282. The company is working to gather more information and contact airline customers, and Boeing technical teams are on standby to support the investigation.

According to previous reports on this site, a post on social media showed that an Alaska Airlines flight (Boeing 737 MAX 9) made an emergency landing on the evening of the 5th local time. Because Part of the sidewall of the plane was missing and the oxygen masks were deployed. Fortunately, there were no casualties among the 171 passengers and 6 crew members on board.

Some netizens analyzed that the "hole area" is a separate door added by Boeing for the high-density cabins of the 737-900ER, 737 MAX 8 200 and 737 MAX 9. When the cabin density is low, it is closed. The windows that are not used on the windows are not ordinary windows.

In this regard, Alaska Airlines stated that safety is the company’s basic value and the most important thing. The company decided to take a precautionary measure by temporarily grounding its fleet of 65 Boeing 737 MAX9 aircraft.

Each aircraft can only resume flying after completing comprehensive maintenance and safety inspections, with all inspections expected to be completed within the next few days. Additionally, the company is working with Boeing and regulators to understand the details of the incident.

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