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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 16
Boeing Nears 737 MAX 10 Certification as 47-a-Month 737 Ramp Hinges on Wing-Shop Stability
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 16

Boeing Nears 737 MAX 10 Certification as 47-a-Month 737 Ramp Hinges on Wing-Shop Stability

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 16

Summary

  • MAX 10 certification is expected “very soon,” Boeing said, putting a jet that accounts for about 30% of its backlog closer to delivery.
  • At 47 737s a month, the next production step still depends on stabilizing wing output in Renton and certifying and activating a new Everett line before Boeing can move to 52 a month.
  • CFM engine supply is currently adequate for near-term 737 plans, but Boeing said broader supply-chain, inventory and labor risks still need managing.
  • SPEEA strike avoidance remains a top priority because a work stoppage could disrupt both 777 certification and 737 production.
  • Boeing kept 2026 free-cash-flow guidance at $1 billion to $3 billion even as 787 growth is held back by engines and certification, and 777X testing could run into 2027.

Insights

Can Boeing satisfy the FAA's intense safety scrutiny in time to deliver the crucial MAX 10 by 2027?
Will the billion-dollar Everett expansion finally break the manufacturing bottleneck, or is Boeing's production goal a pipe dream?
With a strike already authorized, can Boeing appease its engineers before commercial aircraft production grinds to a halt?