US transportation head says no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will return to air ‘until it is safe’

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US transportation head says no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will return to air ‘until it is safe’

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/10/flights-canceled-alaska-airlines-boeing-737-1282-door

Pete Buttigieg says no timeline for return of aircraft as Alaska Airlines announces cancellation of 110-150 flights each day

US transportation head says no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will return to air ‘until it is safe’

The US transportation secretary announced on Wednesday afternoon that no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 would return to service “until it is safe”, after Alaska Airlines announced the cancellation of all flights on its 737 Max 9 planes at the direction of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Pete Buttigieg said he was “not putting a timeline” on when the FAA will allow the planes to resume flights.

Every plane that the US aircraft manufacturer delivers “needs to be 100% safe”, Buttigieg added.

He said he has spoken to the head of Boeing and told him the company needs to do everything it can to establish 100% confidence in its planes.