Alaska Airlines’ decision not to ground Boeing jet comes under scrutiny

Passengers near the damage on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, Flight 1282 (Elizabeth Le via AP)

Multiple aviation experts have questioned why a Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was flying at all after warning lights were triggered on three previous flights.

Expert scrutiny comes in the wake of new information that the plane was intentionally not being used for flights to Hawaii.