All Safety News – Page 825
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Airbus hastens XWB supplier plan
Manufacturer accelerates selection of systems for A350 to enable partners to participate in joint definition phase
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NewsPicture: NTSB investigating first uncontained engine failure of GE CF34-3B1 on Mesa Airlines CRJ200LR Thursday
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating an uncontained engine failure, the first of its kind, on a GE CF34-3B1-powered Bombardier CRJ200LR.
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NewsBoeing admits 787-10 could face pressure from new Airbus A350-900 XWB variant, but doubts Europeans' range claims
Boeing acknowledges that it could face pressure to improve the specification of its proposed 787-10 stretch due to the emergence of the A350-900 XWB, but is sceptical whether the rival will be able to achieve the performance claims that Airbus has made for it.
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FAA gives green light to revised fan blade tests for General Electric GEnx engine for Boeing 787
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved plans by General Electric to conduct the critical fan blade-off tests for the GEnx engine for the Boeing 787 which involves detaching the blade further along its length, rather than right at the root as in normal blade-off tests.
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NTSB releases safety recommendations in light of October 2004 Pinnacle Airlines CRJ200 crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to implement 11 safety recommendations in the wake of the October 2004 Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash.
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