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Aviation Product Liability – Are You at Risk?

A Boeing 737 aircraft operated by a large international air carrier was parked at the jetway preparing for an on time departure. The crew was involved in preflight activities prior to starting the engines when there was a large explosion in the center fuel tank below the passenger compartment. The tank had been empty, as it was a short flight, but the fire caused by the vapors and subsequent explosion rocked the aircraft and caused the fuel tanks in the wings to rupture.

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Belfast International Airport

Belfast International Airport is Northern Ireland’s principal airport, with around five million passengers each year travelling to over 70 domestic and international destinations. Customer airlines include easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair, Norwegian, Wizz Air, Virgin Atlantic, Thomas Cook and Thomson.

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