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Boeing Readies Delivery of First 787-10 to Singapore Airlines
Rolls-powered version of latest Dreamliner gained FAA certification on January 22
Three Boeing 787-10 flight test airplanes clocked 900 hours in the air over 10 months. (Photo: Boeing)
Three Boeing 787-10 flight test airplanes clocked 900 hours in the air over 10 months. (Photo: Boeing)

This year’s Singapore Airshow heralds the final stages of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TEN-powered Boeing 787-10’s service-entry effort, as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore prepares validation of the U.S. FAA's amended type certificate for operation with launch customer Singapore Airlines in the second quarter of the year. Issued on January 22, the FAA award capped a certification program involving three flight-test airplanes—two powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 TENs and one by GEnx-1Bs—that together flew a total of more than 900 hours. Boeing expects certification of the GE-powered 787-10 in time for scheduled first delivery to United Airlines in the second half of the year.