Alternatives to foam for hangar fire protection

For the past several years a perfect storm has been brewing within the aviation hangar industry. A perfect storm, a term popularized by Sebastian Junger in his book of the same name, is the rare combination of events that lead…

EUSAS and Euralarm organise Conference on Fire Safety and Security in the Aviation Sector

In 2018, EUSAS and Euralarm will organise the second edition of the EUSAS-Euralarm Conference. Next year’s topic will be ‘Fire Safety and Security in the Aviation Sector’. The event will be hosted by Airbus and will take place at the…

Fire extinguishing and detection systems in general aviation

In the modern and general aviation the fire suppression systems is divided into two subsystems – the Fire Detection System and the Fire Extinguish System. Fire detection system The aircraft systems that have fire detection are: Engines (Turbines) APU (Auxiliary…

Clean Agents in Aviation Fire Protection

For more than three decades, Halon 1301 and Halon 1211 played a key role in the fire protection of airport facilities and aircraft, and they continue to provide fire protection in critical applications such as cargo bay protection. However, clean…