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Boeing completes planned 737 MAX 737-10 certification flight testing, finishing the “largest” and “smallest” bookends of the fam

Boeing says it has completed planned certification flight tests for the 737-10, with the program’s “largest” variant now cleared to move into the remaining certification steps. Safety reviews and FAA approval are still required before airlines can receive the aircraft. Separately, Boeing also completed planned 737-7 certification flight tests.

Discovered 2026-07-28T20:28:58.709464-07:00 | 2026-07-28T20:28:58.709464-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Completion of the 737-10 planned certification flight program is a gating milestone for the MAX family’s delivery ramp, but certification still hinges on remaining safety reviews and FAA approval.
The cluster links both ends of the 737 MAX family—737-7 and 737-10—signaling Boeing has closed key flight-test work that airlines and lessors are watching for schedule and delivery planning.
For OEM and supply-chain decision-makers, it narrows the timeline risk between test completion and the regulatory sign-off needed to finalize production and customer commitments.

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