U.S. certifying Boeing’s largest 737 Max after years of delays, AP source says

The US government is set to announce the certification of Boeing’s 737 Max 10 jet Tuesday after years of delays, a Transportation Department official told The Associated Press. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy plans to announce the decision on Tuesday afternoon during a visit to Boeing’s manufacturing plant in Everett, Washington, the official said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the certification ahead of the announcement. The 737 Max 10, which can have up to 230 seats, was introduced at the Paris air show in 2017 to help Boeing compete with rival Airbus. But a series of technical and safety-related concerns slowed the certification of the largest version of Boeing’s 737 Max. FAA authorization would clear the way for Boeing to begin delivering the Max 10 to airline customers. The company has said it expects to make the first deliveries in 2027. Get Power PlayA twice-weekly dive into the power players and moves driving business in Massachusetts, authored by long-time business columnists Shirley Leung and Jon Chesto.

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Published: October 20, 2026 at 12:50p.m. EDTVassy Kapelos weighs in on U. S. President Donald Trump’s latest threat to ban Canadian jet brand Bombardier from selling to the U. S. market. WASHINGTON/MONTREAL -- U. S. President Donald Trump has dropped threats against Canadian jet maker Bombardier to ban it from the U. S. market and instead vowed to take “good care” of the company’s workers in Kansas. Trump’s threats in September against Bombardier became a political issue in Kansas, where it employs 1,500 workers in Wichita. The threatened ban prompted calls to the White House from Kansas lawmakers including Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who is facing a tough re-election bid. “We’re going to take care of Bombardier,” Trump told 12 News in Kansas, citing Marshall’s involvement. At a speech Monday, Trump said he would help Bombardier. “I’m going to be helping a certain air company get themselves straightened away... I’ll be helping them because I always viewed them as a Canadian company,” Trump said. “But now I find out they have a presence here, and we’re not hurting them if they’re in Kansas.

ANKARA/TORONTO -- NATO allies Canada and Turkiye are expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in four areas, including defence and energy, during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit later this week, a person briefed on the matter said. The declaration is also expected to encompass the economy, looking to advance free trade talks between the countries, while boosting social and diplomatic ties. The countries would establish committees in all of the areas to draft action plans, the person said. Carney’s office and Turkiye’s presidency and Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for comment. Carney will be the first Canadian prime minister to make a dedicated bilateral visit to Turkiye. He is set to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Thursday and is expected to meet with Turkish business leaders in Istanbul on Friday. The visit is part of Carney’s efforts to reduce trade dependence on the United States and strengthen partnerships with regional powers amid a damaging trade war with Washington and an increasingly adversarial relationship with U. S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly questioned Canada’s sovereignty.

Published: October 20, 2026 at 12:09p.m. EDTMILAN -- The production of Italian pasta is under threat as a protest by truck drivers in the south of the country over soaring fuel prices and the cost of living blocks deliveries to factories. There are also growing concerns about food supplies in Rome, as transport bottlenecks hamper deliveries from southern Italy to the capital. Italian agriculture lobby group Confagricoltura warned that producers in Sicily would have to destroy large quantities of perishable products if transportation did not resume. Pasta maker Rummo, based in the Campania region, said on Tuesday it had suspended production after running out of ingredients. Almost all major pasta producers in the neighboring region of Puglia, which together with Campania and Sicily form the heartland of Italy’s pasta production, are facing similar difficulties, CEO Cosimo Rummo told daily la Repubblica. “This means that most of Italy’s pasta production has ground to a halt, or is close to,” he said.