AAR Issues Statement On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident; Says AAR Did Not Perform Any Work On Or Near Any Mid-Cabin Exit Door Plug Of That Specific Aircraft

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | January 08, 2024 02:27pm

 AAR CORP. (NYSE:AIR), a leading provider of aviation services to commercial and government operators, MROs, and OEMs, learned of the recent incident impacting the mid-cabin exit door plug of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 on January 5, 2024, that resulted in an emergency landing of the aircraft. 

AAR did not perform any work on or near any mid-cabin exit door plug of that specific aircraft. AAR was contracted by Alaska Airlines to perform a 2KU Modification (Wi-Fi modification) on the aircraft that was performed from November 27 to December 7, 2023.

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