US rule on early 777 fuel-tank inerting overrides foreign carriers’ objections

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Source: Cathay Pacific

US safety regulators have 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.

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