Boeing 737 MAX 10: liberado voar, 10 anos depois
Boeing 737 MAX 10: liberado voar, 10 anos depoism 2017 até sua liberação para uso comercial na terça-feira, o 737 MAX 10 – a aeronave da família 737 de maior capacidade – teve uma trajetória tortuosa, que exigiu mudanças no projeto no meio do caminho e agora finalmente chega ao fim. A FAA, a agência de aviação civil dos EUA, aprovou o modelo para uso comercial, permitindo que a Boeing comece a…
Boeing's 737 MAX 10, the largest capacity aircraft in the 737 family, has finally received approval for commercial use 10 years after its initial launch at the Paris Air Show in 2017. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States approved the model for commercial use, allowing Boeing to start sending more than 1,555 aircraft to airlines that have already ordered them.
The model is a key player in Boeing's competition with Airbus in the single aisle aircraft market, where French company Airbus has an advantage with its A321neo, which has a longer range and can carry more passengers than the 737 MAX 10.
The backlog of orders for the 737 MAX 10 represents 32% of the 4,867 orders for the MAX line and 23% of the total 6,863 open orders. Airlines with the highest orders for the 737 MAX 10 include United, Alaska, American, Delta, Ryanair, Pegasus, WestJet, Vueling, and SunExpress. Deliveries of the aircraft will begin between the end of this year and early 2027, with United and WestJet expected to be the first to receive the new plane.
Ryanair, which has 150 737 MAX 10 orders, expects to receive the first aircraft from the model at the beginning of the next year.
The 737 MAX 10 can accommodate up to 230 passengers, compared to up to 195 for the MAX 9 and 160 for the MAX 7. The increased capacity allows airlines already operating the 737 MAX family to increase the size of the aircraft on routes with higher demand. The announcement was made on the day that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington.
"After extensive safety reviews, which included thousands of hours of test flights, the FAA team is ready to approve this aircraft for sale," said Duffy. At the factory, he said that the US wants to beat Europe and China, and to do so, it is necessary to certify aircraft more quickly and promised to simplify the process. Boeing has been trying to certify the MAX 10 since the beginning of the previous decade.
The plane was launched at the Paris Air Show in 2017 and was planned to start operations in 2020 - but was hit by the crisis of the 737 MAX 8. In 2018, two aircraft of the model suffered accidents that killed 346 people. Analyses showed that the two accidents were caused by failures in sensors, causing the FAA to require changes in both operating and awaiting certification aircraft.
Improvements included updates to the flight control system, with an improved angle of attack sensor. A problem with the anti-icing system of the engines of the 737 MAX, which emerged in 2023, further delayed the certification of the MAX 7 and MAX 10. In August of this year, the FAA approved the MAX 7 after an analysis of more than eight years.
The delays helped the A321neo to gain a larger share of the market. To reduce competition, Boeing opened a new assembly line in Everett in July, which is expected to increase production of the 737 family to over 47 aircraft per month. With FAA approval, the next step is the approval of Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is expected to happen in the coming months.
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