The Federal Bureau of Investigation has told passengers who were on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 that suffered a Jan. 5 mid-air emergency that they may be victims of a crime, according to letters seen by Reuters.
The letters, a procedural step in some criminal investigations by the Justice Department, are a sign that its probe into the MAX 9 emergency is moving forward.
The letters, dated Tuesday, say the FBI has identified the passengers “as a possible victim of a crime. This case is currently under investigation by the FBI. …A criminal investigation can be a lengthy undertaking, and, for several reasons, we cannot tell you about its progress at this time.”
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