Aircraft
Uncertainty Continues Over Chinese Certification of 787
Boeing launched its six-month-long “Dream Tour” of the 787 in Beijing on December 4, 2011. More than a year later the airplane has yet to gain Chinese certification. (Photo: Boeing)
Boeing launched its six-month-long “Dream Tour” of the 787 in Beijing on December 4, 2011. More than a year later the airplane has yet to gain Chinese certification. (Photo: Boeing)

With deliveries of Boeing’s 787 suspended pending an FAA review prompted by a string of technical problems, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has still not completed certification of the new widebody. To date, Chinese airlines have collectively ordered more than 40 Dreamliners and China Southern Airlines had expected to receive its first aircraft in December 2012.