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FAA approves Boeing fix for jets grounded by electrical flaw
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal regulators have approved a Boeing procedure to fix about 100 jets that have been idled for the past month because of improper electrical grounding of some components.A Boeing spokesman said Thursday that the company issued service bulletins to airlines and will help them perform the work to fix the planes.The approval by the Federal Aviation Administration came shortly after the agency’s administrator, Stephen Dickson, told a congressional panel he had "absolute confidence" in the safety of the Max and that fixing the latest problem with the troubled jetliner would be "pretty straightforward."RELATED: Latest 737 Max problem sets back Boeing airplane deliveriesSouthwest Airlines, the biggest customer for Boeing 737