FAA says Boeing has not completed work needed for 737 MAX 7 approval

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing it has not completed the work needed in order to certify the 737 MAX 7 by December, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Lirio Liu, the FAA’s executive director of aviation safety, told Boeing in the Sept. 19 letter that the agency had concerns about the planemaker’s submissions.

The FAA told the company to turn in all remaining System Safety Assessments (SSAs) by mid-September “if the company intends to meet its project plan of completing certification work (and receiving FAA approval for this aeroplane) by December.”