FAA’s Fuel Tank Rule Reversal Meeting Strong Opposition

Credit: Joepriesaviation.net
Operators and OEMs are lining up against the FAA over a proposed Boeing 757 airworthiness directive (AD) that they see as an unsubstantiated shift in the agency's view on the likelihood of fuel tank explosions on older freighters—a change that could have broader rulemaking ramifications. FAA's draft...

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