Congress Gives Boeing Clearance for 737 Max Certification

The 737 MAX 7 and 10 have been approved to proceed towards entry and return into service.

Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 01:38 PM ET

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The bill gives Boeing three years after certification of the MAX 10 to retrofit all models of the MAX jets with the safety enhancements. [Credit: Boeing]

Key Takeaways:

Congressional leaders have agreed to grant Boeing a waiver, allowing its new 737 Max 7 and 10 jets to be certified without the modern cockpit alerting systems mandated after December 27, 2022.
The agreement includes a condition requiring Boeing to retrofit all Max 7, 8, 9, and eventually 10 jets with safety enhancements within three years of Max 10 certification, bearing all costs; unretrofitted aircraft will not be permitted to fly.
This decision bypasses a key safety requirement established after two fatal 737 Max crashes, preventing billions in potential losses and job impacts for Boeing, though it has faced opposition from some pilot groups and victim families.

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Congressional leaders have agreed to give the Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] clearance for the new certification of its 737 Max 7 and 10 jets without further changes. The agreement, reached early Tuesday morning, came through an amendment of an end-of-the year government spending bill.

As previously reported in FLYING, after December 27, 2022, all airplanes must have modern cockpit alerting systems to be certified by the FAA.