US air safety regulators will once again allow Boeing to certify the airworthiness of some of its newly produced planes, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced. Under the new arrangement, Boeing will be permitted to issue airworthiness certificates on alternating weeks for freshly built 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner aircraft. In the intervening weeks, FAA inspectors will continue to carry out the certifications themselves, the agency said.

The decision restores a privilege Boeing once held but lost after a series of crises, including the deadly 2018 and 2019 MAX crashes and later quality-control lapses with the 787.

“Safety drives everything we do, and the FAA will only allow this step forward because we are confident it can be done safely," the regulator said.

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