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NewsQantas focuses on oil leakage in turbine area of A380 powerplant
Qantas Airways says that investigations into the uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine powering one of its Airbus A380s last week have narrowed on an unusual "oil leakage" in the turbine area.
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Qantas does not expect A380 delivery delays
Qantas does not expect the engine problems it is experiencing to delay delivers of the 14 Airbus A380s it has on order, says Qantas general manager David...
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Qantas inspections on Trent 900 engines to continue until Wednesday
Qantas Airways may not finish inspecting the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on its grounded A380 fleet until Wednesday, casting further doubt on when the...
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Saudi orders up to 22 777-300ERs and confirms 787 deal
Saudi Arabian Airlines has formally confirmed an order for up to 22 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, as well as for eight 787s. The 777 order has long been...
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PICTURE: Australian safety board missing Qantas A380 engine disk evidence
Australia's National Transportation Safety Boarded (ATSB) asked Indonesians today to forward to authorities any debris they may have accumulated from Thursday's...
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Ural A321 overruns on landing at Ekaterinburg
Russian investigators are examining a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 after it skidded off the runway while landing at Ekaterinburg today.
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Boeing restarts 787 subassembly deliveries
Boeing has retarted 787 structural deliveries following a two-week halt, after the airframer opted to prevent any workmanship issues with the 30th Alenia-built...
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Qantas downplays 747 incidents
Qantas Airways has downplayed two incidents on Boeing 747-400 aircraft following Thursday's uncontained engine failure on QF32, operated by an Airbus A380.
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Qantas A380 likely lost engine disk
The number two engine on the Qantas Airways A380 involved in Thursday's incident likely lost its engine rotor disk, Qantas general manager David Epstein...
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NewsQantas to change engines on two A380s
Qantas Airways will change two Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on its A380 aircraft as a result of ongoing inspections following the fleet's grounding on Thursday. The...
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US bolsters A320 elevator control check
Results of an elevator servo-control mechanism survey on Airbus A320-family aircraft required by an August 2009 airworthiness directive have led the US FAA...
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Pratt & Whitney sues Rolls-Royce, seeks Trent 1000 import ban
Pratt & Whitney has escalated a legal feud over patent rights on commercial jet engines with rival and partner Rolls-Royce. Complaints filed on 5 November...
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Boeing plugs in 747-8I power system
Boeing has completed the power-on milestone for the 747-8 International, another step in the final assembly process for the passenger aircraft.
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NewsAirbus welcomes European agreement on A400M
Airbus and EADS have reached a new agreement with the seven European customers for the A400M transport ...
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: Investment
The quality of China's workforce is attracting a host of overseas aerospace players to the country's surging civil aviation industry
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NTSB says a system to help accident victims' families makes for better investigation
Having a system that recognises the needs of the families of air accident victims improves the efficiency of air accident investigation, according to US National Transportation Safety Board chairman Debbie Hersman
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ANA aims for first 787 revenue flight a week after delivery
Boeing 787 Dreamliner launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) could operate the aircraft on its first commercial flight as early as a week after it takes...
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ANA in talks with Boeing over 787 delays compensation
Boeing 787 launch operator All Nippon Airways (ANA) is seeking compensation from Boeing for the delays to the aircraft programme.
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: C919 update
Comac is up against tight deadlines if its C919 twinjet is to fly in 2014, but it is making serious efforts to be on time
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Comment: UK/France defence pact spells a tale of two cities
Facing the worst of financial times, the UK and France have signed a broad-ranging defence co-operation pact ...