US Set to Announce Certification of Boeing 737 MAX 10 Tuesday, Sources Say

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• US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is expected to announce Tuesday that the FAA has certified the Boeing 737 MAX 10 at a Boeing plant in Everett, Washington, according to sources; the FAA's Type Certification Board review took place Friday, the final step before a certification decision, and the FAA declined immediate comment while Boeing referred questions to the FAA.
• Certification of the MAX 10 and the smaller MAX 7 was delayed by a 2023 anti-ice system issue; a newly disclosed navigation software flaw in late September could have caused further delay, but the FAA determined it was not a safety issue requiring fixes as a certification condition. Scrutiny has intensified since the 2018-2019 MAX 8 crashes and a January 2024 Alaska Airlines MAX 9 panel blowout that also drew scrutiny to Boeing's production and quality systems; Boeing had originally targeted 2020 for MAX 10 deliveries.
• The MAX 10 has about 1,500 orders, roughly 30% of Boeing's 737 backlog, with major customers including United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Ryanair, Delta Air Lines, and American Airlines; Boeing has already built several MAX 10s awaiting delivery. The FAA approved the smaller MAX 7 in August after more than eight years of review.

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