Boeing 737-9 Max Cleared for Flight by FAA

Alaska and United Airlines to Resume Flights as Experts Predict Return of Public Confidence

The Boeing 737-9 Max has been cleared by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to return to scheduled service for the first time since a harrowing Alaska Airlines incident on January 5 cast doubt on the plane’s safety.
Both Alaska and United, the only two U.S. carriers that operate the model, said that flights on the Max 9 will start as early as this weekend.
Each plane that gets the all-clear will have had to pass inspection under close supervision, focusing on the plug door that blew out on the Alaska Airlines flight.
Alaska and United are both offering waivers to passengers if they want to change or cancel flights that are scheduled on a Max 9, but only for a short period.
Experts predict that with the added scrutiny and the overall high level of safety in aviation, public confidence should return.