AVIATION TEXTILES QUALITY CONTROLLED BY REGULATION
February 1st, 2018
THE CIVIL aviation industry – for very good safety reasons – is one of the most regulated industries in the world. And suppliers of aviation textiles have to take note. Regulations spring from the Convention on International Civil Aviation, whose annex 8 covers the airworthiness of aircraft. In short – no textiles can be incorporated into a plane if it makes it more likely to fall out of the sky - see
https://www.icao.int/safety/airnavigation/NationalityMarks/annexes_booklet_en.pdf
Of course, national rules springing from this treaty are more detailed. ...
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