The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has quietly decided to loosen stringent fuel-tank safety regulations written after the 1996 fuel-tank explosion that destroyed flight TWA 800 off the coast of ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is ordering airlines to inspect fuel-tank lightning-protection features on all Boeing 747 variants because some components are degrading faster than expected. The ...
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Why the F-35 cannot fly near lightning

The F-35 Lightning II is among the most advanced fighter jets ever built, yet it was grounded for years during thunderstorms because of a serious safety concern. Investigations revealed ...
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 ...