Pilots Union Opposes Granting Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 Cockpit Alerting Extension

Employees are pictured as the first Boeing 737 MAX 7 is unveiled in Renton, Washington on Feb. 5, 2018. Jason Redmond/Reuters

WASHINGTON—The union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots said on Wednesday it strongly opposes an effort in Congress to extend an exemption from modern cockpit alerting requirements for the Boeing 737 MAX 7 and 10.

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.