Ryanair optimistic Boeing MAX 10 certification will be done in October

By Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Ryanair RYA.I Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said on Tuesday he is optimistic that US certification of the Boeing BA.N 737 MAX 10 will be completed this month, allowing Europe's largest airline to receive 16 of the planes in early 2027.

The US Federal Aviation Administration said last month it was holding off ​certifying Boeing's long-delayed 737 MAX 10 until a newly disclosed software issue was resolved, the latest setback to the planemaker's efforts to bring ⁠the largest version of its best-selling jet to market.

"Boeing are hoping to have the MAX 10, the new aircraft, certified before the end of October. We're now in the last 10 days of October. We're pretty optimistic that that date will be hit," O'Leary told Reuters.