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Mentour Now! asks what comes after the MAX 10's approval

Ben Watts looks beyond certification to Boeing's production challenge and the value of keeping an airline's fleet familiar.

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Finally Certified But Boeing Still Has A PROBLEM!

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0:00Watts reports FAA approval of the MAX 10 following years of certification delays.
4:22Semi-levered landing gear provides extra clearance to help prevent tail strikes without changing the wheel wells.
10:16Boeing's production plans include a fourth MAX assembly line in Everett.
15:16Airlines are moving towards larger narrowbody aircraft to carry more passengers on busy routes.
18:14Range comparisons distinguish the MAX 10, A321neo and longer-range A321XLR.
20:07Existing 737 fleet commonality can be more valuable to airlines than transatlantic range.

Extra height at just the right moment: Ben Watts explains how the MAX 10's unusual main landing gear helps a stretched aircraft avoid striking its tail, without requiring new wheel wells. It's a neatly practical detail in Mentour Now!'s only new upload of the week, "Finally Certified But Boeing Still Has A PROBLEM!"

The episode reports that the FAA approved the aircraft for airline service in October, then turns to the harder commercial question: can Boeing manufacture and deliver enough? Watts follows the story from its Paris Air Show announcement through engineering constraints to the assembly lines in Renton and Everett. The video includes a paid NordVPN sponsor segment.

Airbus's A321neo provides the comparison, but Watts makes a point that keeps the discussion grounded in airline operations. Extra range isn't everything. For a carrier already flying 737s, maintaining a familiar fleet can matter more than the ability to cross the Atlantic.

The upload has reached roughly 172,000 views and is the channel's busiest video right now. In the comments, viewers ask for route maps and example city pairs to make range differences easier to picture; another wonders whether faster boarding through multiple airbridges deserves more attention.

Across the channel, weekly views came to roughly 469,000, while subscribers held steady. Daily viewing is slightly below its usual level. Nearby aviation channel blancolirio had a larger viewing week and added subscribers, while Mr Hewes had an especially busy week among the machinery channels.

Beyond the MAX 10, two October explainers remain active: the carbon-fibre airliner recycling problem and Boeing's interest in autonomous flight technology. Manufacturing, retirement and the future cockpit are all finding room on Mentour Now!'s departures board.

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What viewers say

In the animation at 3:09, there are two passengers sitting in the middle between two first class seats. I wonder what the FAA would think of that 🙂
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As a Canadian, always nice to hear WestJet mentioned!
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