2026-10-21
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized the U.S. aircraft-certification system as hurting America's global competitiveness after the Federal Aviation Administration cleared Boeing's 737 MAX 10. Duffy told CNBC that certifying an aircraft in Europe takes Boeing about half the U.S. time and warned that China was playing to take over aviation. Boeing separately said the MAX 10 was the first aircraft certified to the full extent of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.
2026-10-20
The Federal Aviation Administration cleared Boeing on October 20 to begin delivering the 737 MAX 10, the largest and final variant of Boeing’s best-selling narrow-body aircraft line, which dates to the 1960s. The clearance follows the FAA’s August approval of the MAX 7, the smallest version of the single-aisle jet, and permits Boeing to deliver all four variants of the MAX family to customers.
2026-10-02
The Federal Aviation Administration determined Friday that a new Boeing 737 MAX software glitch does not pose a flight-safety issue. The agency's corrective action review board concluded that pilots retain full control of the aircraft and that indications to the flight crew are clear and unambiguous. The determination addressed a problem that had threatened to complicate certification of the 737 MAX 10, the variant that depends on the affected software.
2026-09-28
A cockpit software glitch will delay air-safety regulators' approval of Boeing's newest 737 MAX model, with industry officials warning of a potential safety risk during landing, according to a Wall Street Journal newsletter published Monday. Boeing said it is working with airlines on a pilot procedure to re-enable automated navigation and is developing a software fix.
2026-09-28
The Federal Aviation Administration will delay certification of Boeing's 737 MAX 10 as air-safety regulators assess a new software glitch that could cause an automated navigation feature to fail, the agency's chief said Monday. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency has not determined whether the issue poses a flight-safety problem but will hold up approval of the longest version of the 737 variant until it is satisfied no hazard exists.
2026-09-26
Boeing has identified a 737 MAX software glitch that could disable an automated navigation feature during certain landing scenarios, prompting a Federal Aviation Administration investigation and renewed scrutiny of the aircraft's certification path. The issue, which Boeing acknowledged to operators in late August and is now being assessed by airlines and regulators, could leave pilots flying manually without autopilot functions during low-altitude missed approaches.