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Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its entire fleet of Boeing 737-9 aircraft..
The decision came after one of the planes experienced a mid-air emergency on Friday (local time) when an exit door detached from the aircraft, leading to an urgent landing in Portland...
"Following tonight's event on Flight 1282, we have decided to take the precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft," Minicucci said...
The aircraft, carrying 174 passengers and six crew members, had just taken off and reached an altitude of 16,000 feet when an exit door, which is usually sealed on Alaska Airline planes, blew out and caused a rapid cabin depressurisation...
The Boeing Airplanes said, "We are aware of the incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight AS1282..
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