FAA certifies Boeing 737 MAX 10 for production

The Federal Aviation Administration certified Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 on October 20, 2026, authorizing production and clearing the way for the company to begin deliveries of its largest 737 MAX variant. The FAA issued an amended type certificate confirming the aircraft’s design meets safety requirements and updated its production authorization, according to the agency’s decision. Certification marks the end of a lengthy regulatory process for the plane, whose development was delayed by technical and regulatory hurdles. The approval does not by itself clear every completed MAX 10 to carry passengers. Boeing must build each aircraft to the approved design, and each plane must receive clearance before it can enter passenger service, according to the reports. The sources do not establish when the first aircraft will begin carrying passengers. Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope said deliveries would begin in the coming months. Boeing now expects deliveries in 2027, according to one report. The aircraft has been awaiting certification for years: Boeing projected a first delivery in 2023 in its 2020 annual report. The FAA required Boeing to incorporate safety improvements,...