FAA lets Boeing issue 737 Max, 787 airworthiness certificates again
A Boeing Co. aircraft at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, USA, on Thursday, November 20, 2025. 737 Max plane.
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The US government said on Friday: Boeing’s It will once again be able to issue airworthiness certificates for its best-selling 737 Max aircraft and 787 Dreamliners. This authority was taken away from the manufacturer following the fatal crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019.
The Federal Aviation Administration said last September that Boeing could only buy tickets for some Maxs and Dreamliners on its own planes before they are delivered to customers, alternating weeks between the FAA and Boeing doing the work.
“Over the past eight months, the FAA has seen similar manufacturing quality findings when Boeing issues airworthiness certificates and when the FAA issues them,” the agency said in a statement Friday. he said. “Based on these results, the FAA has determined that it can safely delegate this responsibility to Boeing.”
Boeing did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The decision is a vote of confidence from the regulator and the US government in Boeing, one of the largest US exporters by value, after years of safety crises, including two crashes and a near-disaster in January 2024 when a new 737 Max 9’s door stopper burst in flight.
