US FAA not currently considering lifting Boeing 737 MAX production cap, official says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration said he is not currently considering lifting a production cap of 38 planes per month on Boeing's 737 MAX imposed after a January 2024 mid-air emergency involving a new Alaska Airlines Boeing plane missing four key bolts. "Not at this time," Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told reporters after a U.S. House hearing. The FAA last week -- in a decision first reported by Reuters -- extended by three years a program that allows Boeing to perform some tasks on the agency's behalf like inspections, saying the planemaker had made improvements.