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.
Read moreAzul 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.
Read moreThe Airbus A350-900 Wins Type Certification from EASA
Aircraft September 30, 2014
The European Aviation Safety Agency awarded the Airbus A350-900 its type certificate on September 30. FAA certification will follow shortly, according to Airbus.
Read moreSouthwest Claims It Is First in Offering Gate-to-Gate Wi-Fi
AirlinesTravel Technology November 20, 2013
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.
Read moreFAA Takes Key Step in Getting the Boeing 787 Back into Service
AircraftTravel Technology April 19, 2013
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.
Read moreFAA Approves Boeing’s Plan for Fixing and Re-Certificating 787 Batteries
AircraftTravel Technology March 12, 2013
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.
Read moreFAA 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.
Read moreAmerican Loans Boeing a New 737-800 for EcoDemonstrator Technology Tests
AircraftTravel Technology July 10, 2012
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.
Read moreOn 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.
Read moreBoeing 747-8 Intercontinental Passenger Jumbo Wins FAA Certification
Aircraft December 14, 2011
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.
Read moreWestJet’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.
Read moreBoeing 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.
Read moreFAA Marks 75th Anniversary of Air Traffic Control in the U.S.
AirportsTravel Technology July 6, 2011
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.
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