On July 15, 2022, after a long break, the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing again carried out a test flight with the B737-Max-7 machine type. The N7201S took off from Boeing Field shortly before 11:00 a.m. local time and returned to this airport after around 1,5 hours.

During the test flight, they also flew to Moses Lake. Two go-around maneuvers were practiced at this airport. The flight altitude was lowered to about 1.100 feet each time. Most recently, Boeing needed the N7201S to fly in April 2022.

Boeing wants to achieve that both the Max 7 and the Max 10 receive type approval before the end of the year. While the chances are good with the smaller version, things don't look rosy with the Max 10. The manufacturer even threatened with the setting of the largest variant.

The background is that the US government has passed a new law that stipulates that all newly certified aircraft must be equipped with a central warning system from the turn of the year. The Max series does not have this. If the Max-7 and the Max-10 are not approved before the end of 2022, the so-called type equality would be lost. For operators, this would mean that the other variants may not be flown with the existing type rating for the Max-8.