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Given the further delay in inspections of the Boeing 737 Max 9, it’s increasingly unlikely that the aircraft will be able to return to service mid-week.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that Boeing will revise its instructions to carriers for inspections of its 737 Max 9 aircraft after United Airlines and Alaska Airlines reported finding some loose hardware.
“Boeing offered an initial version of instructions yesterday which they are now revising because of feedback received in response,” the FAA said in a statement.
The federal agency initially greenlighted inspections of the 737-9 Monday, but inspections can’t continue un