MultiplecountriesgroundBoeingplanesduetosafetyconcernsfollowingAlaskaAirlinesincident_GuangmingOnlineMultiplecountriesgroundBoeingplanesduetosafetyconcernsfollowingAlaskaAirlinesincidentSANFRANCISCO,Jan.6(Xinhua)--TheU.S.FederalAviationAdministration(FAA)onSaturdayorderedthetemporarygroundingofsomeBoeing737MAX9aircraftoperatedbyU.S.airlinesorinU.S.territory.Theorderwasissuedfollowingaseriousmid-airincidentonFridaywhenapartofaBoeing737MAX9fuselageblewoutonanAlaskaAirlinesflightoutofPortland,U.S.stateofOregon.Theplanehadbeeninserviceforjusteightweeks."TheFAAisrequiringimmediateinspectionsofcertainBoeing737MAX9planesbeforetheycanreturntoflight,"FAAAdministratorMikeWhitakersaid."Safetywillcontinuetodriveourdecision-makingasweassisttheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard'sinvestigationintoAlaskaAirlinesFlight1282."TheFAAsaiditsEmergencyAirworthinessDirectivewillaffectapproximately171airplanes.Boeinghasdeliveredatotalof218MAX9sworldwide.TurkishAirlinesalsoremoveditsfleetoffiveBoeing737MAX9aircraftfromoperationforexamination,companyspokespersonYahyaUstunstatedonsocialmediaplatformX,formerlyTwitter.Accordingtolocalreports,CopaAirlinesandAeromexico,theflagcarriersofPanamaandMexico,togethergroundedabout40Boeing737Max9safterthedepressurizationincidentoftheAlaskaAirlinesaircraft.CopaAirlines,whichtemporarilysuspended21737MAX9aircraft,expressedconfidenceinreturningthemtotheflightschedulesafelyandreliablywithinthenext24hours.Theairlinealsoacknowledgedpotentialdelaysandcancellationsduringthisperiod.TheEuropeanUnionAviationSafetyAgencyhasembracedtheFAA'sMAX9directive,althoughitemphasizedthatnoairlinesfromEUmemberstatesarecurrentlyutilizinganaircraftinthespecifiedconfiguration.ABritishairsafetyregulatorstatedthatany737MAX9operatormustadheretotheFAAdirectivetogainaccesstoitsairspace.NumerousblemishesmarthehistoryofBoeingaircraft.OnOct.29,2018,anewBoeingaircraftwith189passengerstookofffromJakarta,Indonesia,boundforPangkalPinangonaone-hourflight.Twelveminutesfollowingtakeoff,theLionAir-operatedplanecrashedintoJakartaBayatanalmostverticalangle,travelingat500mph.Therewerenosurvivors.Afterfivemonths,aneeriecoincidence:ABoeing737Max8,identicaltotheoneinvolvedintheLionAirtragedy,departedfromAddisAbaba,Ethiopia,enroutetoKenya.Justsixminutesintotheflight,itplummetedtotheground,claimingthelivesofall157passengers.Theimpactwassointensethatasignificantportionoftheaircraftdisintegrated,leavinginvestigatorstoscourtheareaaroundtheresultingcraterforclues,evidenceandhumanremains.OnJan.9,2021,aBoeing737-500tragicallyplungedintotheJavaSeashortlyafterdepartingfromJakarta,thecapitalofIndonesia.Theill-fatedSriwijayaAirFlight,enroutefromJakartatoPontianakontheislandofBorneo,carried62individuals,comprisingsixcrewmembersand56passengers.Thedevastatingincidentresultedinthelossofalllivesonboard,withallreportedfatalitiesbeingIndonesiannationals.InOctoberofthatyear,aformerBoeingtestpilotnamedMarkForknerwaschargedbyafederalgrandjury.HewasaccusedofmisleadingtheFAAandengaginginaplottodefraudairlinesduringthedevelopmentofthe737Max,whichsufferedtwofatalcrasheswithinfivemonths,resultinginthedeathsof346people.AlaskaAirlinesannouncedFridaynightthatitistemporarilygroundingall65ofitsBoeing737Max9aircraftforinspections.Accordingtomultiplereports,apieceofthefuselageblewoutonanAlaskaAirlinesBoeing737Max9Friday,leavingalargeholeanddecompressingthepassengercabin.Theplane,destinedforOntario,California,madeanemergencylandingbackinPortland20minutesaftertakingoff."All171passengersand6crewweresafe,withonlysomeminorinjuries,"AlaskaAirlinessaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.