The Federal Aviation Administration restored Boeing’s full Organization Designation Authorization to issue final airworthiness certificates for all new 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner aircraft effective 20 July 2026, ending direct FAA sign-off on each unit. This decision concludes an eight-month side-by-side inspection trial starting 29 September 2025, where Boeing and FAA inspectors produced comparable production quality findings, validating Boeing’s internal controls. The FAA will maintain oversight through audits, production line checks, and safety culture monitoring but no longer certifies every aircraft individually. Boeing does not regain authority to approve design changes such as the MAX 7 or MAX 10. The move removes a critical bottleneck in Boeing’s production-quality overhaul, supporting plans to increase 737 MAX monthly output to 47 units and accelerating deliveries to clear its order backlog.