Ryanair says 737 MAX 10 will not be certified by year-end

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Boeing appears to have accepted it will not be able to certify its 737 MAX 10 aircraft by a year-end deadline, but it remains possible that U.S. lawmakers could give it more time, Ryanair told Reuters on Tuesday.

The U.S. planemaker faces a late December deadline to win approval for the 737 MAX 10, otherwise it must meet new cockpit alerting requirements under a 2020 law unless waived by Congress.

Regulatory issues could force the planemaker to cancel the MAX 10, Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said in July, adding that Boeing was working with regulators on certification by the end of the year.

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“I think Boeing accepts that it won’t get certified by the end of the year, but I suspect that Congress will approve an extension of that certification process until early 2023,” Ryanair Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said in an interview.

“It doesn’t make sense to ask a company like Boeing to redesign the cockpit or the safety systems… So I urge Congress not to require a redesign,” he added.

A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said the agency “does not comment on ongoing certification projects.” Ask Boeing about their schedule.”