Aircraft
FAA Certifies Boeing 787-10 for Service
U.S. regulator awards amended type certificate to newest member of Dreamliner family
Singapore Airlines expects its first Boeing 787-10 to enter service during this year's second quarter. (Photo: Singapore Airlines)
Singapore Airlines expects its first Boeing 787-10 to enter service during this year's second quarter. (Photo: Singapore Airlines)

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN-powered version of the Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner an amended type certificate (ATC), clearing the airplane for commercial service in the U.S., the manufacturer announced on January 22. The award caps a flight-test program involving three airplanes that clocked some 900 hours in the air. The amended certification lays the basis for approval by other regulatory agencies around the world, including the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), whose final endorsement will allow launch customer Singapore Airlines to start service during the second quarter. Boeing expects to gain certification of the GEnx-1B-powered version of the 787-10 in time for delivery to United Airlines by early in the second half of the year.