FAA Grants Textron Aviation Temporary Fuel-Tank Requirement Exemption

William Garvey Jessica A. Salerno Molly McMillin September 21, 2018

The FAA has granted Textron Aviation a temporary exemption to meeting fuel-tank flammability requirements that will allow Citation Longitude deliveries to begin but require a retrofit of delivered aircraft by Jan. 31, 2020. Certification of the Model 700 Longitude had originally been expected in...

William Garvey

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

Jessica A. Salerno

Jessica is Executive Editor of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. She started as Editor of ShowNews Online, Aviation Week's on-site trade show daily published at the Paris Air Show, NBAA Annual Convention, Singapore Air Show and at other significant aerospace gatherings.

Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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