Alaska Airlines to return grounding 737 MAX 9 to service

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Alaska Airlines on Friday announced the plan of returning 737 MAX 9 jets to flight for the first time since an accident on Jan. 5.

The planes were grounded after the midair blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines jet, which forced the company to cancel hundreds of flights each day.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Wednesday it approved detail