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Qantas A380 crew lauded for saving doomed aircraft
A report by Australian aviation investigators on Friday provided fresh insight on the challenges faced by a Qantas A380 jet that experienced a mid-air engine explosion last month, describing in vivid detail the damage sustained to the plane's wing and fuel systems and lauding the crew's calm and professionalism in bringing the crippled jet with 469...
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Human ingenuity saved the day for plane in crisis
One moment, the super-sized airliner was climbing thousands of feet over Indonesia. The next, the engine exploded, shooting flames and shrapnel through one wing. Computer warnings of impending systems failures throughout the aircraft started flashing on cockpit screens.That was the position five pilots found themselves in two weeks ago when their Q...
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Oil fire may have caused A380 problem
Europe's air safety regulator said on Thursday an oil fire may have caused an engine turbine failure on a Qantas superjumbo, and issued an emergency order requiring airlines to re-examine that type of Rolls-Royce engine and ground any planes with suspicious leaks.The order by the European Aviation Safety Authority backed earlier indications from in...
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Qantas A380 crew lauded for saving doomed aircraft
A report by Australian aviation investigators on Friday provided fresh insight on the challenges faced by a Qantas A380 jet that experienced a mid-air engine explosion last month, describing in vivid detail the damage sustained to the plane's wing and fuel systems and lauding the crew's calm and professionalism in bringing the crippled jet with 469...
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Human ingenuity saved the day for plane in crisis
One moment, the super-sized airliner was climbing thousands of feet over Indonesia. The next, the engine exploded, shooting flames and shrapnel through one wing. Computer warnings of impending systems failures throughout the aircraft started flashing on cockpit screens.That was the position five pilots found themselves in two weeks ago when their Q...
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Oil fire may have caused A380 problem
Europe's air safety regulator said on Thursday an oil fire may have caused an engine turbine failure on a Qantas superjumbo, and issued an emergency order requiring airlines to re-examine that type of Rolls-Royce engine and ground any planes with suspicious leaks.The order by the European Aviation Safety Authority backed earlier indications from in...
