Overview
- The package under review adds a synthetic angle-of-attack function plus controls to shut off stall-warning and overspeed alerts in defined scenarios.
- The FAA said the evaluation is part of the MAX 10’s certification pathway under increased scrutiny of cockpit alerting.
- Congress in 2022 granted a deadline waiver but required any approved safety enhancements to be retrofitted within three years of MAX 10 certification.
- The agency will also review related changes planned for other 737 MAX variants to ensure consistent safety upgrades across the series.
- Boeing’s proposal reflects lessons from the 2018–2019 MAX crashes, when pilots contended with limited or conflicting alerts, and the MAX 10 still lacks a firm certification timeline.