Overview

• The Wall Street Journal reports Boeing has started concept studies for a clean‑sheet single‑aisle jet that could replace the 737 MAX, including early flight‑deck design work.
• CEO Kelly Ortberg met Rolls‑Royce this year to discuss a potential powerplant, a notable departure from Boeing’s long reliance on GE–Safran engines for the 737 family.
• Ortberg named a new senior product leader to steer next‑generation commercial airplanes, signaling internal preparation for a future narrow‑body program.
• Boeing told Reuters it remains focused on recovery priorities—delivering nearly 6,000 backlogged jets and certifying the 737‑7, 737‑10 and 777‑9—despite evaluating future products.
• Regulatory context shifted this week as the FAA began allowing Boeing to issue some airworthiness certificates for certain 737 MAX and 787 jets, with MAX production still capped at 38 per month.