From the Left · Read · October 21, 2026

Oct 20 · FAA certifies Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10

NPR (AP): FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service

Associated Press copy, via NPR

Grade A (100/100). Approval, backlog, history

Lehrer score 100/100 (no deductions). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.

No lapses found in the text we read. Backlog of 1,555 jets; crash history.

Agrees: FAA approved the Max 10 Tuesday; Duffy at Everett

Splits: Backlog of 1,555 jets; crash history

Met. No lapses found in the text we read.

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