1998年2月19日,由欧洲27国航空规章制定机构组成的联合适航局建议正式认可波音新一代737-700机型。机型适航证将由各个国家分别颁发。 认证推荐相当于联合适航局正式承认737-700已达到它们严格的设计和试飞标准,并为进入欧洲民用航空市场作好充分准备。在此之前,美联邦航空局已于1997年11月7日授予737-700适航证。 On February 19, 1998, the Joint Airworthiness Agency, which is composed of 27 European air regulators, proposed the formal endorsement of a new generation of Boeing 737-700 aircraft. Airworthiness certificate will be issued by various countries. The certification recommendation is equivalent to the formal recognition by the Joint Airworthiness Agency that the 737-700 has met their stringent design and test standards and is well prepared to enter the European civil aviation market. Prior to this, the FAA granted the 737-700 Airworthiness Certificate on November 7, 1997.