Finally, the Boeing 737 MAX 10 was approved by the FAA to start flights within the certification processón of the avión más throughout the whole family MAX.
The 26 November 2023, la Administrationón Federal Aviationón (FAA) of the USA otorgó you approveón a Boeing to begin certification flightsón of the 737 MAX 10, the grandfatherón más big and long family 737 MAX.
This is an important milestone in the certification program.ón of the 737 MAX, which has been delayed by the investigationón regulatory and accidents Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines on 2018 and 2019 They didn't help this process either.. Let's remember hereí that alsoén the verseón MAX 7 It is delayed and with hundreds of pending deliveries.
Start certificationón of type of 737 MAX 10
Certification flightsón of the 737 MAX 10 come trueán with an aviótest aircraft equipped with sensors and special equipment to collect data on the aircraft's performanceón. The data will be usedán to evaluate compliance with the avión with FAA safety requirements.
Boeing hopes to complete certification flightsón in the first quarter of 2024 after starting the flights 24 hours laterés after receiving permission from the FAA. The compañíwaiting for him 737 MAX 10 receive the certificationón from the FAA and the European Safety Agency Aérea (AESA) in the second quarter of 2024.
The 737 MAX 10 It is a variantás long than the MAX 8 currently the versionón más popular in sales and he performedó its first flight in June 2021 and since then I was waiting to be able to certify. It has a capacity of up to 230 passengers in a configurationón típica of a kind with a length of 43.8 meters (1.64 metros más longer than the versionón 9 what gives you 10 passengers sás capacity).
The certificationón of the MAX 10 It is an important step for Boeing since the avión is key to the company's strategyñíto recover his participationón in the aisle aircraft market único, that for now Airbus is taking the lead since avión isá diseñdesigned to compete with him Airbus A321neo, although its autonomyía is lower and can fly up to 3.100 kilómeters.
the grandfatherón is the úlast member of the family 737, which has been the aviónumber of passengers más sold in the world for dérock.
The MAX family
To get a better idea of the differences, I share this comparison table between each of the MAX:
| 737-7 | 737-8 | 737-9 | 737-10 | |
| Seating (2 lessons) | 138 – 153 | 162 – 178 | 178 – 193 | 188 – 204 |
| Número mámaximum of seats | 172 | 210 | 220 | 230 |
| Alcance nm (km) | 3,800 (7,040) | 3,500 (6,480) | 3,300 (6,110) | 3,100 (5,740) |
| Length | 35,56 m | 39,52 m | 42,16 m | 43,8 m |
| Wingspan | 35,9 m | 35,9 m | 35,9 m | 35,9 m |
| Motor | LEAP-1B de CFM International | LEAP-1B de CFM International | LEAP-1B de CFM International | LEAP-1B de CFM International |
| 210 seating: 737-8-200 |
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I don't see much difference compared to the version 9
They are just 10 more seats, I don't know if you can illustrate to me how this small difference translates into airline preference. ?,
Hi jimmy, effectively, the difference is in those 10 more seats and those extra seats are the big difference and advantage. go figure, on high demand routes, have 10 more seats and you charged for each ticket 200, son $2000 additional dollars for the airline in revenue, spending the same as the version 9 in fuel, but carrying more passengers and surely a little more cargo.
finally they Will get, Boeing es the best in develoment & reserche
Thank you for your comment Vicente.