08:47 AM EDT, 10/20/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with the FAA's response in the second paragraph.)

Boeing ( BA ) won approval Friday to raise its monthly production quota for 737 MAX airplanes to 42, up from a 38-jet limit the Federal Aviation Administration imposed last year, news outlets reported.

"FAA safety inspectors conducted extensive reviews of Boeing's ( BA ) production lines to ensure that this small production rate increase will be done safely," the regulator said in response to MT Newswires' request for comment. "Our direct oversight of Boeing's ( BA ) production processes, implementation of its safety management system, and whistleblower protections has not changed."

The cap was imposed amid safety worries following the January 2024 mid-air blowout of a door plug on a 737 MAX that raised concerns about airplane quality and production standards.

Reuters cited unnamed sources as saying that Boeing ( BA ) is ready to begin boosting production immediately.

Boeing ( BA ) said that it "has followed a disciplined rate readiness process guided by our safety management system and tracked by key performance indicators that were agreed upon with the FAA."

Shares of Boeing ( BA ) were up 1.5% in Monday's premarket activity.