It’s been a long time coming, but the first really large part of the Dreamliner 787-9 variant, a forward fuselage section, has arrived at the final assembly plant in Everett north of Seattle.
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Incredible BA incident LHR raises security or maintenance queries
The question being asked in airline circles tonight is whether an incident in which the cowling doors blew off both engines of a British Airways Airbus A319 after taking off from Heathrow today was a result of deliberate interference with an aircraft or an appalling maintenance lapse.
READ MOREATSB and CASA have ‘full govt support’ only by default
A reminder of how the executive branch deals with breakdowns in public administration
READ MORESenate committee ATSB,CASA, Pel-Air wrap
For those who want it in dot points or a tiny silver screen this is what’s in or a consequence of the Senate committee inquiry into the air accident investigation (Pel-Air) report.
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ATSB chief’s testimony lacked credibility: Senate
The Senate Committee’s inquiry into the ATSB’s handling of the Pel-Air inquiry devotes an entire chapter (3) to its dissatisfaction with the testimony of its chief commissioner Martin Dolan and the actions of the agency.
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CASA referred to Federal Police by Senate committee
CASA’s actions in withholding from the ATSB a document relevant to the 2009 crash of a Pel-Air Westwind jet near Norfolk Island has been referred by a Senate committee to the Federal Police.
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Damning Senate report on ATSB, CASA Pel-Air failings
The jobs of the chief commissioner of the ATSB, Martin Dolan, and the director of aviation safety at CASA, John McCormick, are under a cloud following detailed criticism by a Senate Committee that examined their actions in relation to the ditching of a Pel-Air jet near Norfolk Island in 2009.
READ MORESenate urges ATSB to re-open botched Pel-Air crash report
The Senate committee inquiry into the Pel-Air crash report issued by the ATSB has recommended it re-open its inquiries to focus on the contributing issues it neglected, including the poor performance of CASA, Australia’s air safety regulator.
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American’s transcon A321s, is it the Qantas Red Q concept?
This is jet porn. American Airlines details its A321 transcontinental service, which might be what Qantas had in mind for Asia.
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Etihad tries the reverse Emirates play in Amsterdam
Virgin Australia alliance partner Etihad continues to go about building its Australia-Europe links the opposite way to Emirates with its partnership with Qantas.
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JAL 787 Dreamliner under cover for four months after fire!
What exactly was being hidden from view under the 787 tents at Boston Airport so long after the January fire and battery removal?
READ MOREVirgin Australia 737 climb toward stall under inquiry
An incident in which a Virgin Australia 737-800 was incorrectly flown toward its cruising altitude at a fixed mach value, causing the airspeed to decline toward a loss of control situation is under investigation by the ATSB.
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BWB Will the shape of things to come ever arrive?
Is Boeing onto the next ‘big thing’ in airliners, in its incredibly tiny Manta Ray shaped test vehicle, the X-48B?
READ MOREApple software failure at heart of MEL’s ‘daft’ draft plan
It seems that relying on Preview software to accurately display a PDF document is like using Apple Maps to find directions.
READ MOREQantas gushes over 787 while Boeing works on bugs
The Wall Street Journal has published deep extracts from an internal Boeing review of operational issues with its Dreamliners prior to the three month grounding orders earlier this year, and the news is pretty good.
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