A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft lands at San Francisco International Airport on March 13, 2019 in Burlingame, California.
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United Airlines is preparing to ground dozens of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after a panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines flight, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The announcement to ground the planes could come as early as Saturday, the person said. Alaska Airlines announced it would ground its Max 9 fleet after the incident on Friday.
No serious injuries were reported aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, according to federal safety officials. The plane returned to Portland shortly after takeoff on Friday after a pressurization issue was reported. Boeing delivered the planes late last year.
The Federal Aviation Administration didn’t immediately comment.
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