Boeing’s certification logjam begins to break with FAA approval of 787 upgrade

Boeing received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for its new increased maximum takeoff weight (iMTOW) variants of the 787-9 and 787-10 long-haul widebodies, the company said on March 23. The approval from the U.S. aviation regulator is the first significant certification granted to the plane maker since March 2021 when the FAA signed off on the 737 Max 8200, a high-density version of the 737-8 with a new mid-exit door. iMTOW is […] The post Boeing’s certification logjam begins to break with FAA approval of 787 upgrade appeared first on The Air Current.