fire FLAMMABILIT Y T ESTING
hazard?
SIGNIFICANT REFORM OF FIRE TESTING PROCESSES
COULD BE ON THE HORIZON, AS PART OF A GENERAL
TREND AWAY FROM PRESCRIPTIVE RULEMAKING
TO A PERFORMANCE-BASED SYSTEM.
BUT COULD THIS REFORM HAVE AN
ADVERSE EFFECT ON FIRE
SAFETY IN THE CABIN?
Words by Ma r isa Ga rcia
Ill ustration by Phil Hackett
044 aircraftinteriorsinternational.com
NOVEMBER 2019
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