Aircraft
Boeing Awaits FAA Approval of Max Electrical Fixes
More than 100 Boeing 737 Maxes remain grounded due to electrical problems discovered in early April.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max sits in storage in Victorville, California, in January 2020. Early this month Southwest had to ground 30 of its 58 Maxes due to an electrical problem. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max sits in storage in Victorville, California, in January 2020. Early this month Southwest had to ground 30 of its 58 Maxes due to an electrical problem. (Photo: Barry Ambrose)

Boeing expects the FAA to certify fixes to electrical problems discovered in early April on certain 737 Max jets in time to clear the resulting excess inventory of the narrowbodies by the end of the year, company CEO David Calhoun revealed during an earnings presentation Wednesday. Calhoun, who said the company continues to produce the Max at a “low rate” and plans to build 31 aircraft per month by early next year, noted that once the FAA issues its approval, it would take just a matter of days to repair each airplane.