Boeing Max 9 blowout puts renewed spotlight on safety issues at airplane giant

The longer-term effects on Boeing and for airlines such as Ryanair, which has placed one of the world's largest orders for the Max 10 planes, are still unknown

An Alaska Airlines Boeing Max 9 flies above Paine Field near Boeing's manufacturing facility in Washington.

Regulators have grounded 171 Boeing Max 9 planes around the world, including all Max 9s in the US, after a panel was ripped from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 flying at 16,000ft after taking off from Portland in Oregon. 

Nobody was seriously injured in the incident but the near-tragic event marks just the latest setback for Boeing.