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Boeing Next-Generation 737 Carbon Brakes Earn FAA Certification

Written by thomas · Filed Under Commercial 

August 4, 2008

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Delta Air Lines receives first set of brakes, first 737-700

SEATTLE, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced
that it earned certification last week from the U.S. Federal Aviation
Administration for its new carbon brakes designed for the Next-Generation
737.

The brakes, supplied by Messier-Bugatti, also entered service last week
when Boeing delivered a Next-Generation 737-700 to Delta Air Lines — the
first of 10 737-700s the airline will receive over the next several years.

Carbon brakes weigh 700 pounds (320 kg) less than high-capacity steel
brakes for Next-Generation 737-700, -800 and -900ER (Extended Range)
airplanes; and 550 pounds (250 kg) less than standard-capacity steel brakes
for Next-Generation 737-600s and -700s. Reduced weight contributes to
reductions in associated fuel burn and CO2 emissions depending on airline
operations.

Delta Air Lines is coupling lighter-weight carbon brakes with drag- and
emissions-reducing Blended Winglets (wing tip extensions) to improve
operating and fuel efficiency simultaneously on its Next-Generation 737s.
Delta’s stated goal is to have greater flexibility to serve more markets
with existing aircraft, further enhancing the largest international
expansion in Delta’s history.

Carbon brakes are the most recent enhancement that Boeing is offering
on its Next-Generation 737. Since its entry into service, Boeing has
introduced product enhancements that improve performance, navigation
precision and passenger comfort on the Next-Generation 737.

SOURCE Boeing

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