Boeing begins 777X certification flight trials with FAA

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Boeing on Friday formally began flight testing the 777-9 with the Federal Aviation Administration aboard, clearing a key initial milestone for the twin-jet as the plane maker progresses through its long-delayed certification, according to two people familiar with the program’s progress.

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The start of flight testing with the FAA accompanied a key certification milestone known as Type Inspection Authorization, a multi-phase process that signals aspects of the design are sufficiently ready for government evaluations to ensure the aircraft meets regulatory standards.

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Jon Ostrower
Jon Ostrower is Editor-in-chief of The Air Current, where he leads coverage of the global aerospace and aviation industries. Prior to launching TAC in June 2018, Mr. Ostrower served as Aviation Editor for CNN Worldwide, guiding the network’s global coverage of the business and operations of aviation. Mr. Ostrower joined CNN in 2016 following four and a half years at the Wall Street Journal. Based first in Chicago and then in Washington, D.C., he covered Boeing, aviation safety, and the business of global aerospace. Before that, Mr. Ostrower was editor of FlightBlogger for Flightglobal and Flight International Magazine covering the development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other new aircraft programs from 2007 to 2012. He is also an instructor at the University of Southern California in the Viterbi School of Engineering's Aviation Safety and Security program. Mr. Ostrower, a Boston native, graduated from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs with a bachelor’s degree in Political Communication. He is based in Seattle.
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