The US Federal Aviation Administration has delayed certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 10 following the identification of a flight-guidance software issue. The problem could prevent certain automated guidance functions from being available during a go-around or missed approach, potentially increasing pilot workload at a critical stage of flight.

Boeing and software supplier GE Aerospace are working with regulators on a permanent solution. Although pilots would retain control of the aircraft, some airlines have deferred accepting aircraft fitted with the affected software. The delay creates further uncertainty over the MAX 10’s certification timetable and planned deliveries to major airline customers.

Jet fuel prices fell in the week to 22 September as weaker crude prices and cautious airline purchasing reduced demand. Northwest European prices declined by $193 to $1,521 per tonne, while Asian prices fell to around $165 per barrel and US prices to $4.66 per gallon. Despite the reductions, markets remain volatile and historically elevated because of low European inventories, anticipated winter supply shortages and continued tightness in middle distillates.

Finnair will increase Helsinki–Tokyo services to as many as three flights daily during summer 2027, comprising up to two daily flights to Narita and one to Haneda. The expansion will raise its Japan schedule from 28 to as many as 32 weekly flights. Finnair also serves Osaka year-round and Nagoya seasonally, although extended routings avoiding Russian and Ukrainian airspace mean Tokyo flights now exceed 13 hours.