Alaska Airlines grounded its Boeing 737-9 planes on Friday after a flight with 177 people onboard made an emergency landing in the US state of Oregon, with passengers reporting a plane window panel blew out after takeoff.

US: Alaska airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 planes after window blows out mid-air

Days after the mid-air panel blowout from an Alaska airlines jet, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has acknowledged that the plane maker made a mistake, telling staff it would work with regulators to make sure it "Can never happen again." Calhoun's statement is Boeing's first public acknowledgment of error since Friday's incident, which left the 737 max 9 plane with a gaping hole & forced authorities to ground 171 planes.

Boeing CEO: Will make sure mistake "can never happen again"

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US: Alaska airlines grounds all Boeing 737-9 planes after window blows out mid-air

Boeing CEO: Will make sure mistake "can never happen again"