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Loose bolts in Boeing planes; Florida GOP chair ousted

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Travelers At Newark Liberty International Airport
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United Airlines said it found loose bolts on several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, the same type of plane that shed a door during an Alaska Airlines flight on Friday. America’s regulators grounded the model after the accident. Shares in Boeing fell by 8% on Monday, and the share price of Spirit AeroSystems, a major Boeing supplier, was also down.

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