Aviation

Boeing asks airlines to inspect 737 Max jets for possible loose bolt

Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline runs an exclusively Boeing 737 fleet and has recently ordered 300 Max aircraft

Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked at Grant County International Airport October 23, 2019 in Moses Lake, Washington

Boeing is asking airlines to inspect its 737 Max planes for a potential loose bolt in the rudder control system, the airplane maker and Federal Aviation Administration confirmed this week.

The FAA said it would be “closely monitoring” the targeted inspections. The agency said on Thursday that Boeing issued its inspection guidance to airlines after an international operator found a bolt with a missing nut during routine maintenance.

In a separate case, Boeing also discovered ...