Boeing doesn't expect MAX 10 to gain FAA approval before summer 2023
Boeing Co (US.BA) does not anticipate winning approval for the 737 MAX 10 before next summer, according to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) letter sent on Monday that intensifies concerns about the company's timeline for deliveries. Boeing faces a December deadline to win regulatory approval for the MAX 10, which is slightly larger than current 737 MAXs in service, as well as for a smaller variant, the MAX 7. Unless it gains an extension from Congress, Boeing must meet new modern cockpit-alerting requirements that could significantly delay the planes' entry into service.
Boeing has recently booked major MAX 10 orders from Delta Air Lines, Canada's WestJet Group and other carriers.