Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Source: Boeing anticipating FAA to recertify 787 around April 24th

A source in Ethiopia revealed that a team of 30 Boeing engineers, technicians and PR specialists landed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to prepare the 787s owned by Ethiopian for return to flight.  The Boeing team is doing some prep work on the aircraft prior to the FAA decision which, according to the source, is believed by Boeing will be handed down around April 24th. 

The Boeing team includes Rob Faye, worldwide sales director and Dennis Lucas, a Boeing technical director.  It is believed though not confirmed that Randy Tinseth along with Adam Morgan and executive with Boeing's International Communications will also be there but are still awaiting the FAA's decision.

The team will work on one aircraft at a time and should have Ethiopian's 4 787s ready to fly in about 3 to 4 weeks after the FAA approves the change.

Of course this date is not a firm date but a date that Boeing believes the FAA will announce its decision.

1 comment:

Andrew Munsell said...

Matt cawby says that there will be a functional check flight on JA818A today as well as a B1 on B-2725 today

-Andrew