ThedaBenjaathon
07-14-2005, 08:26 AM
The NTSB is urging the FAA to begin enforcing regulations that would reduce the risk of fuel tank explosions on airplanes. The NTSB called on the agency to step up and propose new and safer design changes.
"The NTSB suggested that airlines could cool planes on the ground with externally supplied air, a recommendation passed on to carriers by the FAA. However, an FAA study last year found only about 6 percent rely exclusively on ground-based air conditioning, according to the NTSB."
"An FAA spokesman said the agency, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, was working to propose rules for neutralizing fuel risks, and said Boeing Co. was already outfitting new aircraft with flammability reduction systems."
To learn more go to: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/07/13/aviation.fuel.tanks.reut/index.html
"The NTSB suggested that airlines could cool planes on the ground with externally supplied air, a recommendation passed on to carriers by the FAA. However, an FAA study last year found only about 6 percent rely exclusively on ground-based air conditioning, according to the NTSB."
"An FAA spokesman said the agency, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, was working to propose rules for neutralizing fuel risks, and said Boeing Co. was already outfitting new aircraft with flammability reduction systems."
To learn more go to: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/07/13/aviation.fuel.tanks.reut/index.html