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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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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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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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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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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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NewsBoeing faces prospect of further 787 delay
Boeing is facing the prospect of yet another delay in its early 787 deliveries.
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NewsQantas may resume A380 operations within 48h
Qantas could resume operations with its five serviceable Airbus A380s within the next 48 hours subject to extensive checks of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines failing to uncover any potential defects.
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Singapore Airlines clears A380 fleet for service
Singapore Airlines has cleared its Airbus A380 fleet for service after delaying several flights for precautionary checks following the Qantas A380 in-flight...
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TAP to send A330s/A340s to Rio for heavy checks
Portuguese carrier TAP has opted to send a series of Airbus A330s/A340s to Rio de Janeiro for heavy checks. TAP is the controlling shareholder of...
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Rolls-Royce advises precautionary checks on Trent 900s
Rolls-Royce is to recommend some precautionary checks to Airbus A380 operators following the incident involving uncontained Trent 900 engine failure on a...
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Qantas A380 had performed 831 flights: Airbus
The Qantas Airbus A380 which suffered the failure of its number two Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine shortly after departure from Singapore's Changi Airport...
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SIA 'delays' A380 flights for engine checks
Singapore Airlines is "delaying" all flights scheduled to be operated with its Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered Airbus A380s following an incident earlier today...
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Lufthansa: No plans to suspend A380 service
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is not interrupting its Airbus A380 operations despite Australia's Qantas opting to ground its fleet after an uncontained engine...
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China Southern to order six A330s and 30 A320s
China Southern Airlines is ordering six Airbus A330 aircraft and 30 A320s for deliveries beginning in two years' time.