Boeing production issue prompts airlines to pull some 737 MAX jets from service
Airlines suspended the use of dozens of 737 MAX jets on Friday after Boeing Co warned them of a possible electrical fault in the production of some planes.
The glitch is the latest problem to beset the U.S. planemaker’s most-sold model but is not related to cockpit safety issues that led to an almost two year grounding, lifted five months ago. The grounding followed two crashes that killed 346 people.
Boeing told airlines that repairs for each plane could take a matter of hours or a few days, according to a notification seen by Reuters.
The top three U.S. 737 MAX operators – Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines – said they had removed more than 60 jets from service following the notice from Boeing.
