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  "id": "s-d9388fb2",
  "edition_date": "2026-10-21",
  "section": "Hardware",
  "kicker": "Aviation",
  "headline": "FAA clears Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 for production",
  "deck": "The amended type certificate and production authorization replace September’s delay; deliveries remain a separate later step.",
  "epistemic": "fact",
  "byline": {
    "desk": "Hardware Desk",
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  },
  "timestamp": "10:45 UTC",
  "next_update_utc": "15:00",
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  "topics": [
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    {
      "date": "2026-09-29",
      "slug": "s-e58f496e"
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    "The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has issued Boeing’s 737-10 an amended type certificate and an updated Production Limitation Record. The certificate confirms that the aircraft meets applicable design and safety requirements, and the record authorizes production. [E1]",
    "On 28 September, CNBC reported: “We haven't concluded whether this is a safety-of-flight issue or not, but we will be delaying the 10 ... until we're satisfied that we don't have an issue here.” [E2]",
    "FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said the agency’s decision followed a thorough review of the aircraft’s design and safety requirements. [E3]",
    "Bedford said the agency would continue to hold Boeing to its highest safety standards as the company begins producing the MAX 10. [E4]",
    "Boeing said the certification clears the way for it to begin delivering the 737-10 in the coming months. [E5]",
    "Certification work involved tens of thousands of pages of documentation and many hours of formal meetings with the FAA, Boeing said. [E6]",
    "Boeing said the largest MAX variant accounts for more than 30% of the 737 MAX program’s current order book. [E7]",
    "The Associated Press reported that the FAA approved the MAX 10 for passenger service on Tuesday, ending years of delays. [E8]",
    "AP reported that Boeing expects to begin deliveries in 2027. [E9]",
    "More than 30 customers have ordered 1,555 MAX 10 aircraft Boeing has yet to deliver, AP reported. [E10]"
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    },
    {
      "label": "Share of current 737 MAX order book",
      "value": "30%",
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    },
    {
      "label": "Customers with orders",
      "value": "30+",
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    }
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      "fragment": "The FAA issued an amended type certificate, which confirms the aircraft complies with all applicable design and safety requirements, and an updated Production Limitation Record, which authorizes aircraft production.",
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        "source_url": "https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/federal-aviation-administration-issues-certification-boeing-737-max-10",
        "retrieved_at": "2026-10-21T01:21:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "The FAA issued an amended type certificate, which confirms the aircraft complies with all applicable design and safety requirements, and an updated Production Limitation Record, which authorizes aircraft production.",
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      }
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      "source": "cnbc.com",
      "fragment": "We haven't concluded whether this is a safety-of-flight issue or not, but we will be delaying the 10 ... until we're satisfied that we don't have an issue here,",
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        "retrieved_at": "2026-09-29T01:50:00Z",
        "raw_excerpt": "We haven't concluded whether this is a safety-of-flight issue or not, but we will be delaying the 10 ... until we're satisfied that we don't have an issue here,",
        "provenance_note": "Verbatim sentence from the source page: quote-verify.mjs re-read the page and found this sentence in it."
      }
    },
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      "source": "faa.gov",
      "fragment": "The FAA’s decision follows a thorough review of the aircraft’s design and safety requirements,” said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford",
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        "raw_excerpt": "The FAA’s decision follows a thorough review of the aircraft’s design and safety requirements,” said FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford",
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      }
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      "fragment": "We will continue to hold Boeing to the highest safety standards as the company begins production of the 737 MAX-10.”",
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        "raw_excerpt": "We will continue to hold Boeing to the highest safety standards as the company begins production of the 737 MAX-10.”",
        "provenance_note": "Verbatim text from the source page: quote-verify.mjs re-read the page and found this sentence or passage in it."
      }
    },
    {
      "source": "investors.boeing.com",
      "fragment": "The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today certified the newest and largest Boeing 737 MAX airplane, the 737-10, clearing the way for Boeing [NYSE: BA] to begin delivering the airplane in the coming months.",
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        "raw_excerpt": "The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today certified the newest and largest Boeing 737 MAX airplane, the 737-10, clearing the way for Boeing [NYSE: BA] to begin delivering the airplane in the coming months.",
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        "provenance_note": "Verbatim text from the source page: quote-verify.mjs re-read the page and found this sentence or passage in it."
      }
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