BAThe waiting game might be ending
Boeing may finally be getting a win on the 737 MAX 7. The FAA said it expects the jet to be certified this summer, which is shorthand for: the plane that’s been hanging around the runway like an impatient Uber may actually get cleared for takeoff.
For Boeing, this matters because certification isn’t just paperwork with a fancy acronym. It’s the gatekeeper to deliveries, customer handoffs, and the revenue that comes with turning airplanes from factory inventory into actual money.
Why investors care
The MAX 7 has been one of the lingering headaches in Boeing’s commercial airplane saga. If the FAA keeps this timeline, it would remove one more cloud from the company’s turnaround story and give Boeing a little more breathing room on production planning.
And yes, the FAA also sees more production hikes ahead. That’s the kind of sentence Boeing bulls love to hear, because higher output can mean better cash flow — assuming the company can keep quality control from turning into the plot twist.
- Certification would clear a major hurdle for the MAX family
- More production increases could support deliveries later this year
- Investors will be watching whether Boeing can ramp without another mechanical drama
Big picture
Boeing doesn’t need one miracle. It needs a bunch of small, boring victories — certification, production, deliveries, repeat. This looks like one of those boring victories, and for Boeing lately, boring is beautiful.