All Safety News – Page 874
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NewsLaunch customers 'unhappy' with Airbus A380 delay, EADS warns of €2bn lost earnings
EADS issued a warning saying that its revision to the A380 production schedule will cost the company at least €2 billion as launch customers have expressed concern over delivery delays of up to seven months.
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NewsPictures: Boeing begins new round of 747-8 windtunnel testing in UK
Boeing has begun a fresh series of low-speed aerodynamic validation tests of a scale model of its 747-8 Freighter using Qinetiq’s pressurised, 5m-diameter windtunnel in Farnborough, UK.
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NewsAirbus A380 hit by new programme delay
The Airbus A380 is facing another serious programme delay, but first delivery to launch operator Singapore Airlines (SIA) is still expected by the end of the year.
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GE investigates double CF6-80 flame-out on Qatar A330-200 into Shanghai, believed to be type's first
Twinjet lands safely after engines relit ‘within about one minute’ during descent. The flame-out is believed to be the first to hit a CF6-80-powered A330-200
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New European pilot duty limits to undergo scientific tests within two years, says Parliament
A scientific review of the effect of the imminent European flight time limitations (FTL) legislation on pilot alertness will have to be completed within two years of implementation if the European Parliament’s transport committee recommendation is accepted in plenary session.
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International sanctions force Iran Air to ground its Airbus A310 fleet, but restrictions may be lifted as part of nuclear deal
Iranian flag carrier’s twinjets parked, but restrictions on spares could soon be lifted
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BA must still face FAA court action
Airline accused of operating aircraft in an ‘unairworthy condition’ despite UK AAIB finding no evidence of risk
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Russians in the vanguard for Syrian deal as US ban bites
Doubts over Airbus participation leave Ilyushin and Tupolev favourites to win contract
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NewsRolls-Royce recalls faulty IAE V2500 jet engine vane parts after three mid-air shutdowns
Rolls-Royce has had to recall faulty International Aero Engine vane components manufactured at one of its UK factories, after it emerged that three V2500 engines have shut down in mid-air on passenger jets.
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NewsFoul play suspected after cables found severed on Airbus A380 on Toulouse assembly line
Airbus has begun an investigation into a suspected security breach after three cables of a final assembly line Airbus A380 were found severed.
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Boeing unveils plans for trailing edge variable camber on 787 to reduce drag, save weight
Boeing plans to test and develop a trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system for the 787 which it says will reduce cruise drag and save the equivalent of between 340 and 450kg (750-1,000lb) in weight.