Airbus aircraft are already good in terms of unusable fuel volumes compared to the wider industry, and with the current research we are aiming at achieving an even better level.

Aircraft fuel tank component system vendors are designing a new generation of equipment in which weight savings, fewer parts, simpler design and less intensive maintenance appear to be the coming ...

Key Points and Summary – A new report has revealed shocking details of a B-2 Spirit bomber crash at Whiteman Air Force Base ...

Boeing and Airbus, the only aircraft makers who used the center-fuel-tank design after 1991, now have nine years to make the retrofits. By 2010, all new aircraft with center fuel tanks must have ...

A temporary waiver granted in August 2018 calls for the manufacturer to secure FAA approval for a "compliant" design configuration for the fuel tank system by 31 July 2019. This must be ...

INVICTA™ offers a comprehensive solution for fuel tank flammability reduction, ensuring compliance with regulations such as FAR 25.981 and 121.1117.

Airbus says it is working on solutions addressing concerns raised by EASA and Boeing about the fire safety of the Airbus A321XLR rear center tank (RCT), adding that the variant’s development and ...

US regulators have laid out formal requirements for the Airbus A321XLR's lower fuselage, in the vicinity of the rear centre fuel tank, to be resistant to fire penetration.

Airbus recently announced that it’s planning to design, build, and demonstrate a “megawatt-class propulsion system” intended for a large-scale passenger aircraft, featuring hydrogen fuel ...