Report: Boeing CEO Isn’t Ruling Out Canceling 737-10

Thursday, July 07, 2022 at 05:34 PM ET

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Boeing faces a deadline of this December to receive certification of its 737-10, the largest variant of the 737 Max program. [Courtesy: Boeing]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing CEO David Calhoun is reportedly willing to cancel the 737-10 program if it doesn't receive FAA certification by the December deadline without requiring a costly redesign of its flight deck alerting system.
This stance is a high-stakes gamble aimed at pressuring Congress for a deadline waiver, as failing to certify the 737-10 would significantly hinder Boeing's competition with Airbus and affect numerous existing orders.
Aviation analysts and pilots express deep concern, viewing the strategy as potentially destructive for Boeing and questioning the continued stretching of the aging 737 design.

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) president and CEO David Calhoun reportedly is not ruling out canceling development of the 737-10, as a December deadline approaches for FAA certification.

The report, published Thursday by Aviation Week, suggests Calhoun may be willing to play a high stakes game of chicken with Congress over whether to offer deadline relief for the aircraft formerly known as the 737 Max 10.