Overview
- The FAA announced on Friday that it will let Boeing issue final airworthiness certificates for all newly built 737 MAX and 787 aircraft effective July 20, ending a months‑long alternating inspection regime.
- The decision follows an eight‑month review in which FAA and Boeing inspections produced comparable production‑quality findings, the agency said, and inspectors will continue audits, assembly surveillance and production monitoring.
- Boeing says an engine anti‑ice redesign that also cuts engine noise and reduces fan flutter is in final regulatory sign‑off and clears the main technical hurdle to certify the MAX 7 and MAX 10.
- The company is close to finishing flight testing for MAX variants — Boeing reports MAX 7 tests complete and MAX 10 about 98% done — and already has dozens of completed MAX 7s and MAX 10s awaiting delivery.
- The restoration lets Boeing speed final delivery steps as it raises 737 output to 47 planes per month and ramps a new Everett North Line, a change that could ease airline backlogs but will keep FAA scrutiny on quality and supply‑chain risks.