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Airlines pull Boeing Max jets to inspect electrical systems FREE NEWSLETTERS April 1, 2021 Airlines pulled dozens of Boeing Max 737s out of service for inspections after the aircraft maker told them about a possible electrical problem, the latest setback for the plane. Boeing said Friday that the issue affected planes used by 16 airlines. The company did not say how many planes are affected or how long it will take for inspections and, if necessary, repairs. Max jets were grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people. The planes resumed flying in December after regulato...

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File Boeing has told 16 of its customers to address a possible electrical issue in group of 737 Max aircraft before using them further. The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people. Regulators in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Brazil and other countries cleared the plane to resume flying after Boeing changed an automated flight-control system that played a role in the crashes. Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made "to allow for verification that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system...

David Koenig And Michelle Chapman FILE- In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Boeing says it has informed 16 of its customers that they should address a possible electrical issue in certain 737 Max aircraft before using them further. Boeing said Friday, April 9, 2021, that the recommendation was made “to allow for verification that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system.” (AP...

The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes killed 346 people. Regulators in the US, Europe, Canada, Brazil and other countries cleared the plane to resume flying after Boeing changed an automated flight-control system that played a role in the crashes. Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made “to allow for verification that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system”. It did not specify how many aircraft could be involved. Some customers such as Southwest Airlines, which began flying the Max again last month after the grou...

Boeing said Friday that the recommendation was made “to allow for verification that a sufficient ground path exists for a component of the electrical power system.” It did not specify how many aircraft could be involved. Dallas-based Southwest Airlines and Fort Worth-based American Airlines are the two biggest users of the MAX aircraft, The Dallas Morning News reported. American Airlines, the first U.S. airline to bring the Max back into service, removed 17 of its most recently delivered 737 MAX jets from service on Friday, The News reported. American has 24 other 737 MAX jets not impact...