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 ( BA ) 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. He also said he was not discussing a change to the agency's policy of inspecting all Boeing 737 MAXs and 787 Dreamliners before issuing airworthiness certificates for individual planes, rather than delegating those tasks to Boeing ( BA ).

The FAA last week -- in a decision first reported by Reuters -- extended by three years a program that allows Boeing ( BA ) to perform some tasks on the agency's behalf like inspections, saying the planemaker had made improvements.