All Safety News – Page 874
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NewsRolls-Royce recalls faulty IAE V2500 jet engine vane parts after three mid-air shutdowns
Rolls-Royce has had to recall faulty International Aero Engine vane components manufactured at one of its UK factories, after it emerged that three V2500 engines have shut down in mid-air on passenger jets.
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NewsFoul play suspected after cables found severed on Airbus A380 on Toulouse assembly line
Airbus has begun an investigation into a suspected security breach after three cables of a final assembly line Airbus A380 were found severed.
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Boeing unveils plans for trailing edge variable camber on 787 to reduce drag, save weight
Boeing plans to test and develop a trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system for the 787 which it says will reduce cruise drag and save the equivalent of between 340 and 450kg (750-1,000lb) in weight.
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NewsPictures: Asiana, Lufthansa, Darwin and JAL additional World Cup football liveries
Several readers have emailed in suggestions for additions to our World Cup livery article flightglobal.com ran yesterday featuring the Varig Boeing MD-11 football-themed paint job.
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Switzerland holds seven suspects in May El Al missile attack plot
Swiss investigators are detaining seven people in custody as part of continuing investigations after a swoop last month on what it alleges was a terrorist cell “very seriously” planning an attack on an El Al aircraft in the country.
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NewsPictures: Varig Brazilian World Cup player transport MD-11 joins growing football-liveried fleet
Brazilian national carrier Varig has been parading the aircraft it used to transport its national football team to Switzerland last month around its long haul network ahead of the global soccer championship this week.
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NewsPotter's reasons to be cheerful
Frontier Airlines' front man Jeff Potter is still smiling, despite stiff competition from low-cost carrier Southwest
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NewsPictures: GE investigates cause of American Airlines Boeing 767-200 uncontained CF6-80A engine failure that led to aircraft fire
General Electric is investigating the cause of an apparent uncontained engine failure which caused extensive damage to an American Airlines Boeing 767-200 at Los Angeles on Friday.