Overview

• FAA said Boeing may issue airworthiness certificates on alternating weeks for some 737 Max and 787 jets, with the agency handling the other weeks.
• Regulators said the change comes after a thorough review and that they will maintain direct, rigorous oversight of Boeing’s production processes.
• Boeing lost this delegated authority after the 2019 Max crashes and later 787 quality problems, with scrutiny intensified by a 2024 door plug blowout.
• The FAA is considering whether to raise the 737 Max production cap to 42 jets per month from 38, according to prior reporting.
• Boeing still faces enforcement actions, including an FAA proposal this month for $3.1 million in fines related to the Alaska Airlines incident.