FAA tells Boeing its 777X will not be certified till late 2023

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The US safety regulator the FAA has told Boeing that its flagship 400-passenger 777X will not be certified till late 2023.

In a letter, just revealed by the Seattle Times, the FAA rejected the company’s request to issue a Type Inspection Authorization Readiness saying “the aircraft is not yet ready for TIA.”

This follows the FAA telling Boeing to address various problems, including flight control software that apparently triggered the plane to pitch abruptly without pilots’ input during a December 2020 test flight.

The late 2023 certification timeline is in line with Boeing’s advice to the market given by Chief Executive Dave Calhoun read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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