Multiple countries ground Boeing planes due to safety concerns following Alaska Airlines incident

A screenshot of a sealed-over door panel that opened and came off mid-flight on a Boeing aircraft operated by Alaska Airlines.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Saturday ordered the temporary grounding of some Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory.

The order was issued following a serious mid-air incident on Friday when a part of a Boeing 737 MAX 9 fuselage blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight out of Portland, U.S. state of Oregon.