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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg stated (27-May-2026) certification of the 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 10 has entered the final stages with more than 80% of the flight test campaign completed, noting: "There's clearly light at the end of the tunnel here, and we're going to get these certification programs done". Mr Ortberg said: "We have authority from the FAA for the entire flight test regime now, so we don't need any more [type inspection authorisation] approvals from the FAA". He continued: "We're really banging this down, and that will get to the end of the year where we'll get the certification, so we can really support next year's deliveries". Mr Ortberg stated: "We're building -10s, so we need to get that certification done so that we can start those deliveries", noting certification of the MAX 7, which required a smaller work package, "is likely to come slightly earlier than its larger sibling". [more - Aviation Week]

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary commented (03-Jun-2026) on the impact of Spirit Airlines returning its fleet of 114 A320 Family aircraft to lessors, stating: "We don't believe the grounding of Spirit will bring many additional aircraft into the secondhand market". Mr O'Leary confirmed he contacted "two of the bigger lessors of Airbus aircraft to Spirit" adding: "Both of them have repossessed their aircraft - more than 40 units in total - but are not planning to lease out the airframes again. They've taken the engines off them and are releasing the engines into the engine spares market this summer, where the yields appear to be far higher than the lease rentals for aircraft". Mr O'Leary concluded: "Accordingly, we don't see this as a source of fleet renewal for Laudamotion... The engine availability is the critical one from this grounding and lessors appear to be more interested in leasing engines rather than leasing aircraft this summer". [more - Aviation Week]