Southwest pilots union backs Boeing on MAX 7, 10 certification extension

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The union representing about 10,000 Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) pilots told Reuters on Friday it supports an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from modern cockpit alerting requirements for the Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 7 and MAX 10 airplanes.

Boeing faces a December deadline to win approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the 737 MAX 7 and 10 variants, or it must meet new modern cockpit-alerting requirements that could significantly delay the plane’s entry into service.