Overview
- The FAA issued an amended type certificate for the 737 MAX 10 on Tuesday, confirming the design meets U.S. safety requirements and presenting the document at Boeing’s Everett plant.
- Certification followed an extensive test campaign with nearly 1,000 test flights, more than 2,000 flight hours and 1,000 ground‑test hours and is the first commercial approval under the 2020 ACSAA rules.
- Regulators mandated specific safety changes including an enhanced angle‑of‑attack system that monitors and isolates faulty sensor readings and flight‑control updates that change how warnings behave in the cockpit.
- Boeing has about 1,555 orders for the MAX 10 from more than 30 customers and says deliveries can begin in the coming months with first customer aircraft expected in 2027 as the company scales production.
- The FAA said it will continue oversight and has set implementation and retrofit timelines for required changes, and the plane’s entry will affect airline capacity choices and Boeing’s narrow‑body competition with Airbus’s A321neo.