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Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after a plane suffers a blowout

apnews.com Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after a plane suffers a blowout

An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon after a window and chunk of the fuselage blew out shortly after takeoff.

Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.

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An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon late Friday, creating a gaping hole that forced the pilots to make an emergency landing as its 174 passengers and six crew members donned oxygen masks.

No one was seriously hurt as the depressurized plane returned safely to Portland International Airport about 20 minutes after it had departed, but the airline grounded its 65 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft until they can be inspected. The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will also investigate.

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A company once driven by engineers became driven by finance. Atlantic article by Jerry Useem
- Fucking MBAs ruin everything they touch.
  
  Too dumb to be an engineer.
  
  Too dumb to be a lawyer.
  
  Too dumb and inconsiderate to be a doctor.
  
  Dumb and psychopathic? MBA it is!
- Great read, thanks for sharing.
Hey everyone, don't merge two companies and let the one that didn't give a shit about engineering take over everything.
- Sorry, but the shareholders demand you stop wasting money on this “engineering” thing.
  
  We always say shit like this, but do you think Boeing stockholders are psyched right now?
  
  When are we gonna realize, fiscally, that it makes no sense to put idiotic psychopaths who cannot see the big picture in charge?
  
  This is BAD FUCKIN BUSINESS.
  
  The case where it was determined that a company has a fiduciary duty to share holders to maximize profit is up there with Dobbs and Citizens United in terms of damage caused to the fabric of society.
- Fuck you, McDonnell Douglas!!!!!!!
I've been avoiding the max like the plague, but my first flight on one was today after reading about the Alaskan flight. I wasn't near where the plug is afaict, and it was a good flight, but I did have a firm grip on the seat in front of me for the first 20k feet
Sure thing Boeing will blame the crew, we saw this movie before. It has to maintain its market price, not the safety of the passengers.

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