Source is ATI, as mentioned, although it is citing the Airbus chief of engineering.
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"The wing of the Airbus A380 static test specimen has suffered a structural failure below the ultimate load target during trials in Toulouse, but the European manufacturer is confident it will not need to modify production aircraft."
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Jump to postIf it had happened somewhere else, outside the USA, I bet there wouldn't have been all this hand-wringing going on. Hollywood didn't seem to feel it needed to give any 'emotional space' regarding the Asian tsunami, as long as it included an American hero: <B>Tsunami feature film planned</B> Wednesda...
Jump to postIt's a bit old this story...Tupolev said six months ago that Cubana was planning to take Tu-204-100s or -300s and then, in November, specifically said that Cubana had signed a preliminary agreement to take two passenger Tu-204-100s and a freighter in 2007.
Jump to postChicago Convention: http://www.icao.int/cgi/goto_m.pl?/icaonet/dcs/7300.html
Jump to post...a pair of A330s. Delivery to take place in 2007.
[Edited 2006-02-09 16:26:07]
Come on, don't believe the spin - buried in the full document is the minor issue of Scandinavian Airlines making an operating loss in Sweden, Denmark, and on the international services. Only SAS Braathens is making much of an improvement. Lindegaard says that the mainline airline biz is still unprof...
Jump to postBAA shares up 15% today...that's an extra billion squid the Spaniards would have to fork out if they want LHR.
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Jump to postA.net asleep this morning? No mention of the Spanish plot to take over BAA?
Viva, El Heathrow!
Often something I've thought about. I've just finished a DC-3 as a commemorative gift, and I'm almost reluctant just to give it away. I've also put together a BOAC Concorde and LOT Il-62.
Jump to postThat's what you get for not fitting your house with TCAS.
Jump to postANA 50, Air NZ 4, Northwest 18, LOT 7, LCAL 6, Icelandair 2 = 87.
But LCAL ain't an airline customer...
[Edited 2006-02-07 11:51:23]
Not really new, IMHO. Gulf Air has been talking about replacing the 767s for ages.
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Jump to postDon't forget that Air Berlin has a strong holiday charter operation running alongside its low-cost shuttles.
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Jump to postI think I'm more scared of the people walking around who've been so brainwashed, who are so gullible as to believe their own warped no-evidence theories, and who are not able to listen to reasoned argument, than I'll ever be of the cover-up merchants and men in dark suits working for 'the Guvverment...
Jump to postIt's an <acronym title="Air Madagascar">MD</acronym>-80 damaged during a test flight. The aircraft was N980DC and the incident occurred as it touched down hard on runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, 2 May 1980, during an early-morning landing. There was a crew of seven on board who were testing the...
Jump to postWell, there's a handy phone number so you can ring up the "distinguished expert" Mr Fetzer and tell him that he's talking out of his arse.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
James Fetzer
218 724-2706
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Jump to postWell done.
Although I've had to rethink my threshold for being impressed by young achievers after being informed this week that Mozart was writing his first symphonies at about 7.
So...all you insiders with the "17 January" information. Where is it?
Jump to postThat Iraqi Airways order has been on the books for years. Airbus says it's still current, but they're kidding themselves.
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Jump to postIf the CEO's quote is genuine (and it seems to be) then I'm sure Qatar will be announcing a <acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym> service as per the story. I just find it amazing that neither of their press offices (which are usually on the b...
Jump to postHold your horses...Qatar's communications office in Doha, and its PR office in London, have both denied this story today. Not sure what's going on, but they're claiming there's no plan to serve <acronym title="Birmingham - International (Elmdon) (BHX / EGBB), United Kingdom">BHX</acronym>.<br><br>[E...
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Jump to postThis is quite old...Flight International reported in December that Oman Air was pulling out.
Jump to postHaven't seen it yet - but I've heard that the movie skips a crucial piece of the story, by missing out the Lillehammer fiasco when the Mossad team killed an innocent Moroccan guy instead of their primary target. Someone who's watched the film - is this included? It was an important chapter in the po...
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Jump to postCan't make out what people see in him beyond an irritating squeaky voice and a spaced-out appearance. Is that all it takes to be proclaimed as a comic genius? Maybe I just don't get the joke.
Jump to postThought this might be of interest: Tests highlight safety potential of wrist anti-sleep device London (17Nov03) Research into wrist-worn alerting devices to waken pilots who might accidentally fall asleep on the flight deck has shown that they can potentially inhibit unintentional sleep but that sev...
Jump to postBAA already has eyes on London Heathrow Terminal 6, although it's still going under its current name of Paris Charles de Gaulle
Jump to postTLS was developed and marketed by Advanced Navigation and Positioning Corporation (ANPC) as an alternative approach concept for regions where terrain or other factors meant ILS was difficult to install. It has the benefit of not requiring additional avionics on the aircraft, but can only handle a li...
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Jump to postOK - it's official. Quite a spectacular shot... <a href="http://airteamimages.com/imageFiles/uploads/20418_800.jpg" target=_blank><a href="http://airteamimages.com/imageFiles/uploads/20418_800.jpg" target=_blank><img border=0 src="http://airteamimages.com/imageFiles/uploads/20418_800.jpg" width=650 ...
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