TikTok user @strawberr.vy captured a video of a large portion of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane taking off and then descending. (@strawberr.vy/TikTok)
Shares of Boeing and parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems fell sharply on Monday after federal aviation regulators grounded their planes. Boeing 737 MAX9 The jet will undergo further inspection after the passenger plane made an emergency landing Friday after the left side of an Alaska Airlines flight broke off and the cabin was depressurized. Alaska Airlines stock also fell.
| ticker | safety | last | change | change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA | boeing company | 233.42 | -15.57 | -6.25% |
| SPR | spirit aero system | 29.35 | -2.37 | -7.47% |
| alk | Alaska Airlines Group Co., Ltd. | 37.95 | +1.14 | +3.10% |
After a panel that acts as a plug for the emergency exit door used on some models of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was torn off, the plane experienced rapid depressurization as it approached 16,000 feet. The pilot immediately signaled the plane to land and the plane returned safely to Portland, Oregon, with all 171 passengers and six crew members on board.
Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 crash: What you need to know
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft sits at the gate at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle, January 6, 2024. Alaska Airlines has grounded its 737 MAX 9 aircraft after part of its fuselage was blown off during a flight from Portland, Oregon to Ontario. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The airline said no serious injuries were reported in the incident and no one was sitting in the seat next to where the door plug was blown off. Parts of the seat next to the fuselage, including the headrest, were missing.
Important parts of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft discovered
Investigation of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland, Oregon. (NTSB/FOX News)
Dow member Boeing traded at a one-month low, according to the Dow Jones Market Data Group.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun called an all-employee safety meeting in response to the incident, according to the Seattle Times, which obtained his memo and shared it via X.
FOX Business' Eric Revell contributed to this report.
