Manufacturers Archive

  • Things are undoubtedly moving on the sensitive field of the Pitot probes that are being incriminated in the AF447 crash that happened in june 2009. Yesterday, Airbus issued an OEB (Operations Engineering Bulletin) to all airlines operating A330 and A340 aircrafts to remind pilots not to re-engage the autopilot after...

    Airbus warns airlines about Pitot probes

    Things are undoubtedly moving on the sensitive field of the Pitot probes that are being incriminated in the AF447 crash that happened in june 2009. Yesterday, Airbus issued an OEB (Operations Engineering Bulletin) to all airlines operating A330 and A340 aircrafts to remind pilots not to re-engage the autopilot after...

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  • While a new expedition is expected to find the black boxes of the Air France Airbus A330 that crashed off the coasts of Btazil in june 2009, things are also moving on the field of establishing responsibilities. Until then, it’s been the calm before a possible storm, a kind of...

    AF 447 : protagonists getting ready for the fray, awaiting trial

    While a new expedition is expected to find the black boxes of the Air France Airbus A330 that crashed off the coasts of Btazil in june 2009, things are also moving on the field of establishing responsibilities. Until then, it’s been the calm before a possible storm, a kind of...

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  • Things are becoming clearer after the incident that happened to a Qantas A380. It seems that the problem is related to Rolls Royce”s Trent 900 engine that possibly suffers from a conception issue. First consequence : only the airlines that operate Trent 900 equiped A380 are concerned. Namely :Qantas, Lufthansa...

    A380 engine failure : Air France and Emirates not concerned. Questions on the A350

    Things are becoming clearer after the incident that happened to a Qantas A380. It seems that the problem is related to Rolls Royce”s Trent 900 engine that possibly suffers from a conception issue. First consequence : only the airlines that operate Trent 900 equiped A380 are concerned. Namely :Qantas, Lufthansa...

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  • The news came earlier this morning : because of an engine failure, a Qantas A380 (flight QF32) had to made an emergency landing in Singapore. Some source says it’s more precisely an engine explosion even if the airline seems to deny it. Some pieces of the engine felt down on...

    Qantas grounds their A380 fleet because of an engine failure

    The news came earlier this morning : because of an engine failure, a Qantas A380 (flight QF32) had to made an emergency landing in Singapore. Some source says it’s more precisely an engine explosion even if the airline seems to deny it. Some pieces of the engine felt down on...

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  • The future of aviation will be made of smarter and greener airplanes and many other things. But this smarter aviation, aware of the environment and of passenger’s needs and expectations is still to be invented. With “Fly Your Ideas“, Airbus invites students in any discipline to join a challenge aiming...

    Fly your ideas and invent the future of aviation with Airbus

    The future of aviation will be made of smarter and greener airplanes and many other things. But this smarter aviation, aware of the environment and of passenger’s needs and expectations is still to be invented. With “Fly Your Ideas“, Airbus invites students in any discipline to join a challenge aiming...

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