A Copa Airlines plane became the first 737 MAX 9 to return to active duty this Thursday (25), after 171 Boeing MAX 9 aircraft were forced to ground this month after part of the Alaska Airlines jet fuselage. explode.
A Copa Airlines spokesperson confirmed that the plane was back in use.
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved on Wednesday (24) an inspection process that will allow grounded MAX 9 planes to return to service. The Cup follows FAA directives.
The plane took off from Panama City at 12:11 pm, local time, this Thursday (25), bound for São Paulo, according to FlightRadar24.
Copa had previously said that it had received authorization for its 21 MAX 9 planes prevented from flying to undergo inspections and that it would reinstate the flights that had been canceled this Thursday.
Boeing did not respond to a request for comment at first.
Source: CNN Brasil
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