The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all 737 Max 9s in the wake of the Alaska Airlines incident. "The FAA’s first priority is keeping the flying public safe," it said in a statement. "We ...

According to planespotters.net, Alaska Airlines operates a fleet of 82 Boeing 737-900s, including 79 -900ERs and three -900s. This makes the variant the most common in its 238-strong Boeing 737 fleet.

On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in when the gear failed, sending sparks flying as the engine scraped the runway.

On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in California when the gear failed, sending sparks flying as the engine scraped the runway.

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9, left, takes off at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 25, 2024, in Seattle. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/TNS) Two Alaska Airlines planes clipped ...

First responders help passengers disembark the Alaska Airlines 737 after the rough landing at John Wayne Airport on Aug. 20, 2023. Orange County Fire Authority ...

A plan to put more Alaska state troopers in Kotzebue to fight child abuse crimes was only partially funded, and $2.3 million for additional trooper overtime was trimmed to $1 million.

A vaccine dose is prepared at a mass vaccination site in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, in 2021. Vaccination rates for Alaska children have declined in recent years, the state reports.

The incident occurred on flight AS413, and the aircraft involved in the incident is registered as N247AK, an almost nine-year-old Boeing 737-900ER, delivered to Alaska in June 2016.