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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Josh Salisbury

United and Alaska Airlines find loose bolts in inspections of Boeing 737 Max 9s after panel blow-out

Bolts that need "tightening" have been found on some Boeing 737 Max 9s, the model of plane where a panel blew off mid-flight.

United Airlines said the "installation issues" relating to door plugs found on some of its planes would be "remedied" before the aircraft type would return to service.

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