Boeing requests exemptions to get PW4000-powered 777s operational sooner

United Airlines Star Alliance Boeing 777-200ER 2019

Source: Max Kingsley-Jones/FlightGlobal

Boeing has asked US regulators to approve incremental modifications to the 777 intended to address the risk of Pratt & Whitney turbofan blade-out failures, rather than requiring simultaneous certification of all changes.

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