Tag Archive for ‘A380’
Singapore Airlines Flying More Boeing Jets To Make Up For Grounded A380
Singapore Airlines is using more Boeing 747-400 and 777 jets to maintain its schedule after the grounding of the airline’s A380 fleet. Singapore grounded its fleet of Airbus A380s after the un-contained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on a Qantas A380 on a flight from Indonesia to Sydney. The engine disintegrated in flight [...]
Qantas Keeps A380s Grounded After Oil Leaks Found In Three Additional Engines
The problems for Rolls-Royce continues after Qantas found oil leaks in three additional Airbus A380 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines. A Qantas A380 experienced an un-contained failure in its No. 2 Trent 900 engine on a flight from Singapore to Sydney on November 4, 2010. The Qantas A380 landed safely after the engine ripped apart [...]
Qantas Grounds Airbus A380 Operations After Engine Disintegrates In Flight
A Qantas Airbus A380 flight from London to Sydney made an emergency landing in Singapore after its No.2 Rolls-Royce engine started to disintegrate in flight. A passenger on board the flight said it looked as if parts of the engine came through the wing. Qantas has grounded its entire A380 fleet. Get more info from [...]
Korean Air A380 Goes Into Final Production
From Ben Mutzabaugh at USA Today: Korean Air says its first Airbus A380 has gone into final production at Airbus in Toulouse, France. Korean Air has 10 of the Superjumbo jets on order and expects the first A380 to go into service in May. The Korean based airline also claims that its fleet of [...]
Cathay Pacific Open To Boeing 747-8 Or Airbus A380
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Tony Tyler tells ATW that the company is open to ordering the Boeing 747-8 or the Airbus A380. Tyler says there will be a time when Cathay Pacific will need a larger aircraft. The Cathay CEO also says the 777 is a “fantastic” aircraft, but also says it could use an [...]
Turkish Airlines May Order Up to Ten Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals
Turkish Airlines is considering placing an order for up to 10 Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals. Turkish Airlines chairman Hamdi Topçu was in Everett, Washington to accept the delivery of the first of a dozen 777-300ERs from Boeing. Topçu stated that Turkish Air technical engineers are currently evaluating both the 747-8i and the Airbus A380 Superjumbo. The [...]
Great 360 View of Airbus A380 Cockpit
Airbus posted a link on their @AirbusInTheUS Twitter account of a moveable, panoramic view of the A380 cockpit. It can be seen here.
Air France Adding A380 Paris-Montreal Service
Beginning in May 2011, Air France will begin A380 service between Montreal and Paris CDG. This will be the fourth destination being served by the Airbus Super jumbo A380. Currently AF A380s serve Paris from New York City, Tokyo, and Johannesburg. In Air France’s configuration the A380 seats 538 passengers. The Airbus A380 is a [...]
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