Boeing Wins 737 Max 10 Approval After 6-Year Delay, Unlocking 1,550 Orders
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 20
Boeing Wins 737 Max 10 Approval After 6-Year Delay, Unlocking 1,550 Orders
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 20
Summary
The FAA certified Boeing’s 737 Max 10 on Tuesday, allowing the company to start deliveries of its largest Max variant in the coming months after years of delay.
976 certification flights and thousands of test hours helped secure approval after Boeing made safety retrofits and redesigned the jet’s engine anti-icing system.
The Max 10 can carry up to 230 passengers, and airlines including United, Alaska and Ryanair are among the biggest buyers as carriers favor larger narrow-body jets.
The approval follows scrutiny after two 737 Max 8 crashes in 2018 and 2019 killed 346 people and after a 2024 Max 9 panel blowout added pressure on Boeing.
For Boeing, the clearance strengthens a key product that makes up more than 30% of outstanding Max orders as it tries to narrow Airbus’s lead in narrow-body jets.
The FAA approved the Max 10, but with strict production warnings, is Boeing really ready to safely conquer the skies again?
As airlines scramble to revamp premium cabins, will Boeing's lingering production bottlenecks turn the Max 10's triumph into another delivery nightmare?