Today, the Federal Aviation Administration granted initial certification for Boeing’s low-cost carrier version of the 737 MAX 8, known as the 8-200. The news was first spotted by The Air Current’s Jon Ostrower and confirmed by the FAA to Simple Flying. In a statement to Simple Flying, an FAA spokesperson said,

“The Federal Aviation Administration approved the design for the Boeing 737-8200, which is part of the Boeing 737 MAX series. The 737-8200 incorporated all of the design improvements that were part of the 20-month review of the 737 MAX, including those related to Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS).”