Skymark starts Japanese disruption
Today Skymark made it official. As the Airbus PR states: Views: 50
Tag A380
Pictures and reports on the damage to Qantas’ A380
The Qantas A380 that had its engine explode is also known as MSN 014 – making it the 14th A380 built. We have received some data from the explosion event that we can share with you. We are not the…
Will there be a shortage of Trent 900 Engines?
After the recent incident involving QF32 and the subsequent inspections of the Intermediate Pressure Turbine (IPT) section of engines for oil leaks, airlines have begun to replace Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on Airbus A380 aircraft. Putting together the numerous reports…
Rolls Trent Difficulties Continue
At 1145 this morning a Qantas A380 leaving Singapore experienced a significant engine failure, requiring an emergency landing. Early reports indicated a loud bang in the engine, the rear portion of the nacelle being ripped off, and debris found over…
FAA and Separation
This week saw an interesting reversal by the FAA. Take a look at this story by the WSJ. Within a week the FAA went from posting new rules about wake turbulence on the 787 and 747-8 to removing them because…
Airbus offers program updates and also talks about SPICE and connectivity
Airbus’ Bob Lange shares news of a radical new concept in in-flight galleys. He goes on to discus connectivity and then provides an A380 and A350 update. We tried to get him to talk about a re-engine program for the…