FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

Nearly a decade after Boeing unveiled its largest 737 Max jet, the company has cleared a major hurdle in its effort to bring the plane to airlines.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5649x3766+0+0/resize/5649x3766!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fae%2F49%2F691e54804b89835aa835df090ce6%2Fap26293796017632.jpg' alt='U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, center, reacts while presenting the certification of Boeing's 737 Max 10 aircraft to Jim Williams, Boeing 737 Development Program chief engineer, at left, and Chris Payne, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice president and program manager, 737 Development Programs, right, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at Boeing's factory in Everett, Wash.'/><p>Nearly a decade after Boeing unveiled its largest 737 Max jet, the company has cleared a major hurdle in its effort to bring the plane to airlines. </p><p>(Image credit: Lindsey Wasson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-149032' />