Airlines Won’t Have to Use Anti-Misting Fuel

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will not require domestic airlines to use anti-misting kerosene because the treated fuel failed to control a fire after a demonstration crash.

FAA Administrator Donald D. Engen said the decision not to proceed with the government rule was based on last December’s test crash of a four-engine jet at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The plane burst into flames despite the presence of the anti-misting additive.