Boeing Is Once Again Allowed to Certify 737 Max and 787 Dreamliners as Safe to Fly on Behalf of the FAA
The FAA will alternate weekly with Boeing in issuing airworthiness certificates for 737 Max and 787 planes after an 18-month review of improved safety and production quality.
- The FAA has restored Boeing's authorization to certify 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner planes as safe to fly on behalf of the FAA, following a review of Boeing's production quality.
- Turkish Airlines plans to buy 75 Dreamliners and up to 150 more 737 Max jets from Boeing, which would be the largest single order for the 737 Max if finalized.
- Norwegian Group has also placed an order for 30 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes.
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FAA allows Boeing to help certify 737 Max and 787 planes are safe to fly
The Federal Aviation Administration will once again allow Boeing employees to help certify that the company’s planes are safe to fly. The FAA revoked that authority for Boeing’s 737 Max in 2019, after two fatal crashes caused by faulty software on the then-new plane, and for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner in 2022, because of production quality issues. On Friday, the FAA said it would “allow limited delegation to Boeing” to issue airworthiness certifica…
The decision was made after "an in-depth review of the quality of production" of the aircraft manufacturer, said the FAA. The ban had lasted for six years following two fatal accidents in 2018 and 2029.
FAA restores limited certification role to Boeing
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will once again allow Boeing to help determine whether some 737 MAX and 787 airplanes are airworthy, the agency announced Friday. The move marks a limited return to Boeing’s ability to issue airworthiness certificates—a practice the FAA halted in 2019 for the MAX following two deadly crashes, and in 2022 for the 787 due to production quality concerns. RELATED STORIESTurkish Airlines to expand fleet with …
After six years of suspension, the FAA again allows Boeing to certify some 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner, a decision that comes after a thorough control of the aircraft manufacturer's production quality.
The US civil aviation regulator, the FAA, will again authorize Boeing to certify some 737 MAX, a first since 2019 and a suspension following two fatal accidents.
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