Boeing Receives Official Certificates for 787 World Records Jonathan Gaffney, president and CEO of the National Aeronautic Association, presented Boeing with two certificates confirming the official status of the two world records earned by the 787 Dreamliner in late 2011. The airplane earned records for completing the longest flight for an airplane in its weight [...]

FAA wants airline pilots to have at least 1,500 hours of flying  Read the full article here:  http://aviationblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/02/faa-wants-airline-pilots-to-ha.html The FAA said Monday it wants first officers to have an air transport pilot certificate before they could fly for a passenger and cargo airline. The FAA says that means they would have to have accumulate 1,500 [...]