FAA Plans to Streamline Aircraft Certification Process

Agency will deliver proposals in December.

Zach Vasile

Monday, September 08, 2025 at 04:38 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Boeing's fifth 777X takes flight. [Courtesy: Boeing]

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The FAA plans to submit proposals by December to modernize and streamline its commercial aircraft certification process, aiming to reduce costs and time.
The agency assures that these proposed changes will maintain or enhance existing safety standards.
This initiative coincides with Boeing's struggles to secure certification for three long-delayed new aircraft models (737 Max 7, 737 Max 10, and 777X), which have faced various issues and raised airline concerns.

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The FAA is looking at speeding up its certification process for new commercial aircraft.

The agency said it will submit plans to “modernize” certification standards for transport aircraft and propulsion systems by December. The changes are expected to streamline certification by paring back the number of “exemptions, special conditions, and equivalent level of safety findings required during the certification process,” which will in turn “reduce certification costs and time to certify new and changed products.”