Boeing’s 737 Max 9 model returned to the skies on Alaska Airlines flight 1146, marking the first revenue flight for this model since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the jets three weeks ago due to a door plug blowout on flight 1282.
The plane took off Friday afternoon when from Seattle at approximately 3:51pm local time (6:51pm ET) bound for San Diego, CNN reported.
Additionally, this time, Alaska Airlines COO Constance von Muehlen took the flight and sat in the seat next to the door plug, saying she had “full confidence” in the aircraft.
