The Wall Street Journal reported that the decrease in international air travel related to the pandemic has put The Boeing Company’s 777X program in doubt, as the jetliner was designed for long-haul routes with hundreds of passengers. Boeing plans for the first 777X to be delivered in 2023, which is about three years behind schedule and around the same time Boeing anticipates air travel will start to return to pre-pandemic levels.
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FAA Adopts Rule to Reduce Risk of Fuel-Tank Explosions In Boeing 777s
FlightGlobal reports that the FAA has “adopted a controversial rule aimed at modifying early Boeing 777s to reduce the risk of a centre fuel-tank explosion, having dismissed multiple objections by foreign operators of the type.” The FAA “claims the indicating system design has ‘potential for latent faults,’ with closely-bundled wiring, and poses the threat of arcs or sparking – with a possible ignition of fuel vapour under particular conditions.” The rule is part of the FAA’s “effort to reduce the risk of fuel-vapour explosion across a range of aircraft types.” US “operators are already required to fit flammability-reduction systems to passenger 777s, but the FAA intends its rule to apply to foreign-operated aircraft as well – even though other regulators, including the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, have chosen not to mandate a similar retrofit.” The proposal has “been badly received by several high-profile overseas carriers.”
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