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[AA-skipper]

Dette er interessant lesing frå the Wall Street Journal: FAA Requires Extra Spacing Behind 787 Jets.
October 5, 2010
The US FAA has issued preliminary rules requiring planes to maintain unusually long distances behind Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jets during landing approaches, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The preliminary rules on extra spacing could potentially impose operating restrictions on the long delayed carbon-composite plane, according to the Journal.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) restrictions are interim and many industry officials expect them to be substantially loosened once flight tests are completed, the newspaper said.

The interim standards call for all planes, regardless of size, to stay at least 10 miles behind the latest Boeing models during large portions of descents.

The proposed extra spacing is more than twice the distance many planes are now required to fly behind the 747-400, Boeing's largest jet currently in service, according to the newspaper.

Boeing spokeswoman Yvonne Leach said that the company is in the process of discussing this report with the FAA.

An FAA spokeswoman told the Journal on Monday that revised standards are expected to be issued after test flights end, while declining to elaborate.

(Reuters)
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Originally Posted by AA-skipper

Dette er interessant lesing frå the Wall Street Journal: FAA Requires Extra Spacing Behind 787 Jets.

Slik jeg leser, tolker og forstår det så er dette ganske normalt for nye flytyper og er noe som kun vil være midlertidig og helt i starten?