Emirates Airline is seeking compensation from Airbus for loss of revenue due to grounded Airbus A380s.

Safety engineers found cracks in almost all Airbus A380 planes inspected.

Emirates is not alone. Qantas Airways grounded one of its planes for up to a week following the discovery of 36 separate cracks in wing parts. European Air Safety Agency (EASA) recommended examination of all Airbus A380s in the Qantas fleet and 20 aircraft operated by Singapore Airlines.

The Airbus list price is $390 million. France-based Airbus is not expected to turn a profit before 2015.

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Jetblue Flight Cancelled Due to Vibration


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Contact photographer Terry Wade

What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200, en route from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Santo Domingo
Where: Fort Lauderdale
When: Dec 20 2010
Why: After takeoff, the crew noticed substantial structural vibration of the plane’s airframe.

They decided to return to Fort Lauderdale and made a safe landing.

A replacement jet was provided.

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Cathay Pacific Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Manchester

Cathay Pacific flight CX-219 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 20th.

The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Manchester when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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British Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Amsterdam

British Airways flight BA-438 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on April 14th.

The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Heathrow Airport, England, was on final approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a nose gear steering issue and went around.

The plane subsequently landed uneventfully and was towed to the apron.

Everyone aboard remained safe.

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Engine Trouble Prompts KLM Emergency Landing at Shannon Airport

KLMKLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight KL-765 had to make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on September 17.

The twin-engine Airbus A330-200, heading from Bonaire to Amsterdam, was diverted for emergency landing after some problem was discovered in its left engine and the crew had to shut it down.

The emergency teams were put on alert at the airport when the plane safely touched the runway at 9:37 a.m. All 224 passengers aboard remained unharmed.

According to an airline spokesperson, “Due to a technical problem the KL-765 landed safely at Shannon, Ireland. Passengers and crew were not in danger. The passengers travelled to Amsterdam Schiphol with another KLM airplane.”

The aircraft was taken for examination.

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Gol: US Pilots Retrial Upholds Conviction, No Jailtime

Joseph Lepore of Bay Shore, New York, and Jan Paladino were flying the Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet that collided with a Boeing 737 operated by Gol Lineas Aereas Intelligentes SA. Lepore and Paladino guided the plane they were flying to safely while the larger jet crashed into the jungle, killing all aboard. The pilots were convicted in 2011 and sentenced to 52 months in prison because according to prosecutors, the aircraft’s anti-collision system was turned off for almost one hour. The pilots deny wrongdoing, and say the TCAS system was never off and suggest the other plane’s TCAS may not have been working. The NTSB blames the collision on the Brazilian ATC. Air force sergeant Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos was sentenced two years ago to 14 months in jail for failing to take action when he realized that the Legacy’s anti-collision system was off.

The case was retried in Brazil Monday and upheld; in fact, the jail time that had last year been commuted to community service was eliminated. In lieu of jail time or community service, now the pilots will only be required scheduled check-ins with Brazilian parole authorities.

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Airbus: Hard Landing in Portugal


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What: SATA International Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada
Where: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
When: Nov 6th 2009
Who: not available
Why: The Airbus had a normal flight but a hard landing at Ponta Delgada. Passengers debarked and took an alternative Airbus to the final (Boston) leg of the trip.

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