787 Closer To 777 Commonality Approval
By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Boeing has successfully proved to regulatory authorities that 787 handling qualities are similar to the 777, marking a key milestone on the path to winning type commonality approval between the two models for crew qualification.
The 787 is designed to be operationally common with the existing Boeing fleet, and with the 777 in particular. Passing the handling quality test is therefore “a big deal” says 787 ...
