Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter receives FAA type certificate update

The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter received its type design update certification from the Federal Aviation Administration. This particular FAA certification allows the LM-100J to operate from any commercial airfield in the world. In 2014, Lockheed Martin announced it would update its existing FAA A1SO type certificate for its Model L-382J aircraft to be marketed as the LM-100J, a civil-certified production variant of the military proven C-130J Super Hercules. “We had the unique opportunity to design and build a completely new commercial airlifter with insights from a proven airframe,” said Marilou Franklin, director of the LM-100J Program at Lockheed Martin.