The Agency today handed over the type-certificate to Boeing for the B747-8F, the freighter version of the latest generation of the 747 family

The Agency today handed over the type-certificate to Boeing for the B747-8F, the freighter version of the latest generation of the 747 family. The aircraft has shown compliance to EASA certification standards and is ready to enter into service later this year with Luxemburg based operator, Cargolux. At a joint ceremony organised this morning in Seattle, Boeing also received FAA certification for the type.