LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Alaska Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 737-9 aircraft late Friday local time after one such plane had an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, United States, with a window and a part of the fuselage missing.
"Following tonight's event on Flight 1282, we have decided to take the precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft," Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said in a statement.
Boeing company said in a statement that "a Boeing technical team stands ready to support the investigation." ■
