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Alaska Airlines' barred from overseas flights due to a pressurization fault | Even though "an additional maintenance look" was requested regarding the warning light issue it was "not completed" before the incident.

The aircraft related to the January 5 incident was barred from overseas trips after warning light signaled pressurization issue three times.

A new update has emerged in the Alaska Airlines incident with a Boeing 737-Max 9 aircraft, which raises concerns about the overall airworthiness of the Max series produced by the prominent US aviation manufacturer. A federal officer has now revealed that the same Boeing airplane involved in the incident on January 5 was barred from conducting flights overseas following the illumination of a warning light suggesting a potential pressurization issue on three separate occasions. Due to this, Alaska Airlines opted to limit the aircraft from extended flights over water to ensure that the plane "could return very quickly to an airport" if the warning light reappeared, according to Jennifer Homendy, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair.

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