Boeing begins 777-9 certification flight trials with FAA

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Boeing begins 777-9 certification flight trials with FAA

Signage outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. The acting head of Europe’s aviation regulator said on Wednesday the agency would halt its indirect approval of Boeing’s jet production if warranted, but he feels reassured that the plane maker is tackling its latest safety crisis.

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Boeing has started certification flight testing of its long-delayed 777-9 with U.S. aviation regulators onboard, the U.S. planemaker said in an emailed statement.

The company said it conducted its first flight on Friday night after receiving Type Inspection Authorization (TIA).

The development is a boost for Boeing, which has been grappling with production and legal issues since a Jan. 5 mid-air 

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 on a 737 MAX plane.

The news was first reported by Air Current.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment out of office hours.

The 777-9 is part of the 777X project to upgrade the 777 wide-body jet. The project has been in development since 2013 but has faced multiple hold-ups, including certification delays.

Type inspection authorization is 

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 associated with the start of the certification process, made after the FAA has examined technical data. The milestone allows FAA pilots to participate in flight testing needed to certify the plane for normal operation.

The chairman of Emirates, the plane’s biggest customer, said in May he did not expect the 

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 before the first quarter of 2025.

Boeing has said that the 777-9 test fleet will undergo the most thorough commercial flight test effort the planemaker has ever undertaken.

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