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Certification Ends Development Nightmares for Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which during its seven-times delayed development program has seemed more of a nightmare than a dream, became a joyful reality on A

An August 26 ceremony at Boeing’s Paine Field facility in Everett, Wash., announcing the completion of initial certification for the 787 Dreamliner marked the end of a positive week that also saw Delta Air Lines order 100 737-900ERs. [Photo: Evan Sweetman]

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

August 29, 2011

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which during its seven-times delayed development program has seemed more of a nightmare than a dream, became a joyful reality on August 26 when the new widebody received initial type certification. Nothing now stands in the way of Boeing delivering the first Dreamliner to launch customer ANA of Japan on September 26–some 40 months later than the May 2008 target date set when the program was launched in April 2004.

The approval by both the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency covers the 787-8 model powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. Flight testing is continuing for the Dreamliner variants powered by General Electric GEnx-1B turbofans and the improved “Package B” Trent 1000.

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