More than 100 new Boeing 737 Max airliners remain grounded

More than 100 new Boeing 737 Max airliners remain grounded due to power problems with some components. The airlines are therefore waiting for Boeing to come up with a plan to repair the aircraft. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has informed other aviation regulators and airlines that it is working with Boeing "to fully identify and resolve" the problem. The problem with the power supply concerns several aircraft that they have recently supplied to airlines. Boeing discovered the problem on its assembly line and reported it to the FAA on April 7. According to the FAA, the problem may affect other systems, noting that it affects about 106 aircraft worldwide, including 71 registered in the United States. The Boeing 737 Max began using in 2017. There were almost 400 of them in operation. However, after the 2018 plane crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed as many as 346 people, they had to stop using them. These machines grounded around the world after two fatal accidents revealed their design flaws. Investigators pointed to the automated air traffic control system (MCAS), which pushed the front of the aircraft downwards based on erroneous sensor data. According to the regulatory authorities, they had to have new computer software installed and had to undergo changes to the instrumentation and electrical installations in order to return to service. Last November, the FAA allowed the aircraft to fly again. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) took the same position in December.