US airlines told to spend €534m on safety

US airlines are being ordered to spend up to $686m (€534m) to install a system to reduce the chance of fuel tank explosions like the one that brought down a TWA jumbo jet off Long Island in 1996.

US airlines told to spend €534m on safety
Tue, 17 Feb, 2004 - 18:55

US airlines are being ordered to spend up to $686m (€534m) to install a system to reduce the chance of fuel tank explosions like the one that brought down a TWA jumbo jet off Long Island in 1996.

The decision, announced today by Federal Aviation Administration chief Marion Blakey, affects about 3,800 Boeing and Airbus aircraft operated by domestic airlines.

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