WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The head of the Federal

Aviation Administration said on Monday the agency had not made

any decisions on whether to lift the 38 plane per month 737 MAX

production in place since early 2024, or how it oversees Boeing ( BA )

production.

"Progress is being made. It may not be as fast perhaps as

Boeing ( BA ) would like," FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said after

an event in Washington.

He said he was encouraged but is waiting for data to answer

key questions. "This is going to be a bottom-up process -

front-line FAA team that's really on them to make the

recommendation of whether they feel like we've reached some of

the milestones that would warrant any kind of change," Bedford

said. "None of those recommendations have come up yet."