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US regulator investigates, grounds all Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners
US officials have 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
Major US airline, United Airlines, said it will also temporarily suspend flights.
Mandatory inspections will affect about 171 airplanes worldwide.
The Max is the newest version of Boeing's 737, a twin-engine, single-aisle plane frequently used on US domestic flights.
Two Max 8 jets crashed in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people and leading to a near two-year worldwide grounding of all Max 8 and Max 9 planes.
The Boeing model is grounded in the US after Alaska Airline pilots were forced to make an emergency landing when a blowout caused a gaping hole in the side of the plane.
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