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And this week, 2024 was supposed to be the year that the airplane maker Boeing hit reset and put safety issues firmly into the past.
But just five days into the new year, a nightmare incident at 16,000ft has shaken confidence.
The U.S.
federal Aviation Administration has grounded.
171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes worldwide.
It comes after an Alaska Airlines aircraft lost part of its fuselage midair.
Yes, we are emergency.
We are depressurized.