FAA Issues Rule On Fuel-Tank System Lightning Protection

WASHINGTON—The FAA has released a final rule that establishes a performance-based standard for the design and installation of fuel systems in transport-category aircraft to protect against fuel-vapor ignition caused by lightning. The final rule, which results from a notice of proposed rulemaking the...

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