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FAA Awards Type Certification to the Boeing 737 MAX 8

Aircraft March 9, 2017 0

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has awarded the Boeing 737 MAX 8 a Type Certificate, allowing the first-developed and first-certified 737 MAX version to enter commercial service.

FAA Awards American and US Airways a Single Operating Certificate

Airlines April 8, 2015 0

From April 8, most flight operations, maintenance and dispatch procedures will be identical for all of the two carriers’ flights. Air traffic control communications will refer to all American and US Airways flights with the call sign ‘American’.

FAA Safety Rating Upgrade Allows Indian Carriers to Add New U.S. Flights

Aircraft Airlines Airports April 8, 2015 0

The FAA has restored a Category 1 rating to India under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment program. The restored Category 1 rating permits India’s airlines to add new flights to the United States using their own aircraft and also to carry the flight codes of U.S. carriers on their flights.

DOT Approves Brazil’s Azul to Sell Tickets on First Two U.S. Routes

Airlines Airports November 21, 2014 0

Azul will begin daily non-stop service with A330-200s between Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and Viracopos/Campinas International Airport near São Paulo on December 2. It will then launch daily Orlando-Campinas service on December 15.

The Airbus A350-900 Wins Type Certification from EASA

Aircraft September 30, 2014 0

The European Aviation Safety Agency awarded the Airbus A350-900 its type certificate on September 30. FAA certification will follow shortly, according to Airbus.

Would-Be New Eastern Air Lines Begins DOT and FAA Certification Process

Airlines Airports January 28, 2014 1

Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate as a passenger airline. If successful in its application, it expects to begin soon the process of FAA certification under FAR Part 121.

Southwest Claims It Is First in Offering Gate-to-Gate Wi-Fi

Airlines Travel Technology November 20, 2013 0

Southwest Airlines says it has become the first airline to offer its passengers gate-to-gate Wi-Fi services. From November 20, all Southwest Airlines passengers may use small portable electronic devices in “airplane mode” from gate to gate.

FAA Takes Key Step in Getting the Boeing 787 Back into Service

Aircraft Travel Technology April 19, 2013 1

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing’s design for modifications to the 787 battery system, a key step in returning the grounded Boeing widebody type to service.

FAA Approves Boeing’s Plan for Fixing and Re-Certificating 787 Batteries

Aircraft Travel Technology March 12, 2013 0

Successful completion of each step within the plan will result in the FAA’s approval to resume commercial Boeing 787 flights, according to the manufacturer, but Boeing does not say how long it expects the process to take.

United Completes FAA Certification Program for Boeing 787 Operations

Aircraft Airlines November 2, 2012 1

FAA certification for 787 operations clears United to fly the type on commercial services, beginning with its inaugural 787 commercial flight departing Houston for Chicago on November 4 at 7:20 a.m. CST.

American Loans Boeing a New 737-800 for EcoDemonstrator Technology Tests

Aircraft Travel Technology July 10, 2012 0

Boeing has completed assembling an American Airlines 737-800 which will be used as a flying test bed for environmentally progressive technologies. This ‘ecoDemonstrator’ jet is being outfitted with new technologies and test equipment before starting a month of flight-tests in Montana.

Southwest Buys Washington National Slots to Launch Service from St. Louis

Airlines Airports July 9, 2012 0

On July 9 Southwest Airlines revealed it had bought four slots at Washington Reagan National Airport from another airline, the previous week. Southwest will use the slots to provide two daily round-trips between Washington Reagan National and Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.

FAA Awards Southwest and AirTran a Single Operating Certificate

Airlines March 1, 2012 0

Southwest Airlines and subsidiary AirTran Airways have received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration for a single operating certificate, marking a key milestone in the integration of the two airlines.

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Passenger Jumbo Wins FAA Certification

Aircraft December 14, 2011 0

The FAA awarded Boeing an Amended Type Certificate and the amended Production Certificate for the 747-8 Intercontinental on December 14. Certification clears the way for deliveries of Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental jets to customers from early next year.

WestJet to Serve New York LaGuardia after Successful Slot Bid

Airlines Airports November 23, 2011 0

WestJet’s successful slot-auction bid for eight slot pairs at New York LaGuardia means it will be able to operate eight round-trips a day to and from there.

Boeing Sets Delivery Date for First 787 as FAA and EASA Award Certification

Aircraft Airlines August 26, 2011 0

Boeing has received type and production certification for the 787 from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency and will hand over ANA’s first 787 on September 26 in a ceremony at Boeing’s Everett plant.

FAA Marks 75th Anniversary of Air Traffic Control in the U.S.

Airports Travel Technology July 6, 2011 0

Federal air traffic control began on July 6, 1936, when the Bureau of Air Commerce took over the operation of the first airway traffic control centers at Newark, New Jersey; Chicago; and Cleveland.

SIA Begins Daily ‘Green’ Flights between Los Angeles and Singapore

Airlines Travel Technology May 16, 2011 0

Singapore Airlines’ flight SQ37, which the carrier operates non-stop from Los Angeles to Singapore using Airbus A340-500s, will employ enhanced air traffic management operational procedures gate-to-gate between Los Angeles International Airport and Singapore’s Changi International Airport.

FAA to Issue Emergency Directive Requiring Inspections of Older 737s

Aircraft Airlines April 4, 2011 0

The FAA is issuing an emergency airworthiness directive on April 5 requiring operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repetitive eddy-current electromagnetic inspections for fatigue damage.

FAA Awards Type Certification to the Boeing 737 MAX 8

FAA Awards American and US Airways a Single Operating Certificate

FAA Safety Rating Upgrade Allows Indian Carriers to Add New U.S. Flights

DOT Approves Brazil’s Azul to Sell Tickets on First Two U.S. Routes

The Airbus A350-900 Wins Type Certification from EASA

Would-Be New Eastern Air Lines Begins DOT and FAA Certification Process

Southwest Claims It Is First in Offering Gate-to-Gate Wi-Fi

FAA Takes Key Step in Getting the Boeing 787 Back into Service

FAA Approves Boeing’s Plan for Fixing and Re-Certificating 787 Batteries

United Completes FAA Certification Program for Boeing 787 Operations

American Loans Boeing a New 737-800 for EcoDemonstrator Technology Tests

Southwest Buys Washington National Slots to Launch Service from St. Louis

FAA Awards Southwest and AirTran a Single Operating Certificate

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Passenger Jumbo Wins FAA Certification

WestJet to Serve New York LaGuardia after Successful Slot Bid

Boeing Sets Delivery Date for First 787 as FAA and EASA Award Certification

FAA Marks 75th Anniversary of Air Traffic Control in the U.S.

SIA Begins Daily ‘Green’ Flights between Los Angeles and Singapore

FAA to Issue Emergency Directive Requiring Inspections of Older 737s

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