![]() Our Maintenance and Engineering technicians completed preliminary inspections of a group of our 737-9 MAX aircraft as requested by the FAA. We expect inspections on all our 737-9 MAX to be completed over the next week. 26, with more planes added every day as inspections are completed and each aircraft is deemed airworthy. The first of our 737-9 MAX will resume flying on Friday, Jan. We are now ready to implement those final orders. Those findings informed the FAA’s final orders for thorough inspections of the door plug on each of our 737-9 MAX aircraft. The data we collected was provided to the FAA for further analysis. Alaska Airlines is ready to perform these detailed inspections of our planes.Īt the request of the FAA, our Maintenance technicians completed preliminary inspections on 20 of our 737-9 MAX aircraft two weeks ago. 24, approved a thorough inspection and maintenance process for the 737-9 MAX aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday, Jan. We greatly appreciate the FAA’s diligence and commitment to safety to get the 737-9 MAX safely back in the air.įinal inspections of our 737-9 MAX fleet begin to safely return the aircraft to service With the first of our 737-9 MAX set to resume flying on Friday, we’ll add more planes back into service every day as inspections are completed and each aircraft is deemed airworthy. We are now implementing those final orders. 26.Īt the request of the FAA, our Maintenance technicians completed preliminary inspections on 20 of our 737-9 MAX aircraft two weeks ago. The inspections are expected to take up to 12 hours for each plane.įollowing these inspections by our skilled Alaska Maintenance technicians, we expect to bring our first few planes back into scheduled commercial service on Friday, Jan. Alaska Airlines is now performing these detailed inspections of our planes.Įach of our aircraft will only return to service once the rigorous inspections are completed and each aircraft is deemed airworthy according to the FAA requirements. 25įinal inspections of our 737-9 MAX fleet underway to safely return the aircraft to service We remain extremely grateful to our skilled Maintenance and Engineering team that is shouldering the inspection work and safely returning the planes to service, along with gratitude to all our employees who continue to help support our guests. The individual inspections are expected to take up to 12 hours per aircraft. We expect inspections on our 737-9 MAX to be completed by the end of next week, allowing us to operate our full flight schedule.Įach of our 737-9 MAX will return to service only after the rigorous inspections are completed and each plane is deemed airworthy according to FAA requirements. Our Alaska technicians began the inspections that night. 24, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the detailed inspection and maintenance process for the 737-9 MAX to return to flying. We’ll resume flying the 737-9 MAX with Flight 1146 from Seattle to San Diego on Friday afternoon, Jan 26. 26Īlaska Airlines has completed final inspections on our first group of 737-9 MAX aircraft as we move forward to return the fleet to commercial service. ![]() Photos by Ingrid Barrentine / Alaska Airlines Our first 737-9 MAX planes return to service as final inspections continue
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