It’s frustrating the county not only allowed this to happen but helped it happen,” said plaintiff Josh Hochberg, pilot and owner of nearby Sonoma Jet Center.

So, this is how aircraft manufacturers and airlines measure the fuel efficiency of a commercial jet. Read more ... by filling ...

Later this year, the FAA plans to order reductions in the flammability of gases that float in the void above Jet A fuel in airliner tanks ... impractical for most commercial aircraft.

The other fuel tank has yet to be found ... Personnel from the Misawa base moved the jet from the runway early Dec. 1 so commercial flights could resume. According to the Defense Ministry ...

His company, Sonoma Jet Center, has two “fuel farms” at the airport, one located amid private hangars south of the airport’s main commercial terminal and the other — a temporary tank built ...