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Alaska Airlines says Boeing paid it $160 million for 737 Max 9 grounding
The FAA grounded the planes after a door panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 midflight.
Alaska said in a filing Thursday that its first-quarter "results were significantly impacted by Flight 1282 in January and the Boeing 737-9 MAX grounding which extended into February." "Although we did experience some book away following the accident and 737-9 MAX grounding, February and March both finished above our original pre-grounding expectations due to these core improvements," it said. The filing is an early look at what Boeing is providing its major customers due to the Jan. 5 accident, which has led to additional government scrutiny and a slowdown in aircraft deliveries and production.
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