Boeing 737-10 cleared for deliveries after FAA certification

The 230-seat aircraft has become the first commercial type certified to the full extent of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act.

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certified the 737-10, the largest Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, clearing the way for Boeing to begin deliveries in the coming months.

The 737-10 completes the 737 MAX family. It can serve 230 passengers in maximum seating configuration and will typically accommodate 185–210 passengers in a two-class configuration, with a range of up to 3,100nm (5,740km). Boeing cites the lowest per-seat costs of any single-aisle aircraft in service and 365nm more range than competitors without auxiliary fuel tanks.

The aircraft also introduces safety enhancements, including an enhanced Angle-of-Attack system that will become standard across the 737 MAX family.

The 737-10 is the first commercial aircraft to be certified to the full extent of the 2020 Aircraft Certification, Safety, and Accountability Act (ACSAA), which mandated enhanced documentation of safety assessments and human factors evaluations. The certification programme included more than 2,000 flight hours plus 1,000 ground test hours, alongside tens of thousands of pages of documentation and many hours of formal meetings with the FAA.

“Our flight test team ran a disciplined, methodical campaign to validate every system. That rigor gives us confidence as we move toward deliveries,” says Chris Payne, vice president and general manager of 737 Airplane Development Programs for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

More than 30 customers have purchased the 737-10, with orders totalling 1,555 aircraft to date. That represents more than 30% of unfilled 737 MAX orders.

Customers have placed 7,350 orders for 737 MAX aircraft, of which nearly 2,500 had been delivered by the end of September 2026. The family offers 135–230 seats across the 737-7, 737-8, 737-8-200, 737-9 and 737-10. The FAA certified the 737-7 earlier this year.