United (UA) and Alaska Airlines most affected by 737 MAX’s latest grounding By Investing.com

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<p>The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of certain Boeing (NYSE:) 737 MAX 9 jets flown by US airlines, after one such aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines (ALK) lost an emergency exit door midair on Friday. </p>
<p>The agency’s directive affects 171 airframes in total, with United Airlines (UAL) and Alaska Airlines impacted most by the regulation – the companies operate 79 and 65 of the jet types respectively.</p>
<p>Late Saturday, both airlines confirmed that they grounded their fleets of Boeing 737 MAX 9s. United had ~8,000 flights scheduled with the aircraft for January, and Alaska had ~5,000.</p>
<p>While the order only seeks to ground the aircraft type for an inspection that reportedly takes 4-8 hours per plane, Alaska Airlines said it would keep the planes temporarily grounded out of an abundance of caution. </p>
<p>Southwest Airlines (NYSE:), America and world’s largest 737 MAX operator, only flies the smaller version of the jet, the MAX 8, and is not affected by the FAA’s decision.</p>
<p>The incident on Friday saw an Alaskan 737 MAX 9 lose an exit ‘plug’ shortly after takeoff – carriers that don’t have high-density seating configurations, are not required to use the additional emergency exit and choose to shut it down by installing a ‘plug’ instead of an actual emergency exit door.</p>
<p>On Saturday, Reuters reported that the plugs for the jet type are manufactured and installed by Spirit Aerosystems (SPR). The company has not issued a comment on the situation as of the time of this writing.</p>
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