FAA says certification of Boeing 737 MAX 7, 10 expected soon

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 20 (Reuters) - A senior Federal Aviation Administration official said on Monday that the agency expects to soon certify the Boeing 737 MAX 7 and larger 10 after an intensive review of the variants of the best-selling plane. 

"Closer than ever before," Deputy FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines of the Farnborough Air Show. "I think the -7 is literally around the corner, and -10 right behind it."

He also said he expects the Boeing 777x to be certified after the two MAX planes. "Whether it's this year or earlier next year... we're kind of letting Boeing drive that when they bring us the right information and we work through it together."

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)