Posts Tagged ‘Airbus’
 

 
The number 2 engine of VH-OQA, which sustained an uncontained failure

Australian Transport Safety Bureau Releases Final Qantas Flight 32 Report

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau on Thursday released their final report into the Qantas A380 uncontained engine failure over Indonesia on November 4, 2010. The 305 page report gives a full account of the major incident, ...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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Companies flock to Twitter to congratulate Airbus

Competitors, Airlines Flock To Twitter, Congratulate Airbus On A350 Flight

All the cool companies are on Twitter, that is a fact. Occasionally, these companies decide to have a bit of a chat between each other on Twitter, and the conclusion of the first Airbus A350 was one of those moments. As the cel...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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A350 First Flight Takeoff

Airbus Successfully Completes First A350 Flight

In the early morning hours of Friday, Airbus A350 “MSN1” climbed into the skies over Toulouse for the very first time. The first flight, just days before the 50th Paris Air Show, is a huge milestone in the A350 prog...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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The Airbus A350 starts its engines for the firs time

UPDATED: Airbus Prepares For First A350-900 XWB Flight Tomorrow Morning

Tomorrow is a big day for Airbus, as the A350-900 XWB is scheduled for its first flight at 10:00am Paris time. The current plan, which is subject to weather conditions, calls for a four hour test flight out of and back to Toulo...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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Emirates A380 at sunset. Credit: Emirates

Emirates Announces Los Angeles A380 Service

On Wednesday morning, Emirates Airline announced that they will be upgrading their service to LAX from the Boeing 777-300ER to the Airbus A380 starting December 2nd, 2013, adding to the already incredible amount of A380s that L...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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