SEATTLE, Oct. 14, 1998 -- Boeing supports the FAA's efforts to enhance airplane fire protection, and will work with the agency and airplane operators in order to make these improvements to new production and in-service airplanes.
The insulation material currently used on all Boeing aircraft -- including 7-series and MD models -- meets all current federal regulations for heat and fire resistance.
Although in-flight airplane fires are rare events -- and not a single fatality or injury has ever been attributed to an insulation blanket fire -- it is this type of improvement activity that can make commercial aviation even safer than it is today.
Background Information on Insulation Blankets