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Qantas Airbus Nosegear Fails at Heathrow

GJHatcher — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:43:12 +0000

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What: Qantas Airbus A380-800 en route from Singapore to London
Where: London Heathrow
When: Jul 4th 2009
Why: The first approach was aborted due to a nose gear issue. After landing, nose gear steering failed, and the plane was towed. However, repairs were made so that on the return flight, the delay was only about two hours.

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Lighting Strikes Airbus

GJHatcher — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:50:55 +0000

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What: Aer Lingus Airbus A321-200 en route from Dublin to London
Where: Dublin Airport
When: Jun 6th 2009 11: 30 am.
Who:
Why: Coming out of London the Airbus was struck by lightning. The flight returned to London, and landed safely. Passengers debarked half an hour after they had gotten on, and booked other flights as the Airbus was examined for damage.

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Airbus Engine Shuts Down on Singapore-London flight

GJHatcher — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:33:10 +0000

What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Singapore to London Heathrow
Where: Heathrow Airport
When: May 25th 2009
Why: One of the plane’s four engines shut down causing an hour’s delay. The plane was taken out of service, and the return flight was delayed until the Airbus was back in service.

George’s Point of View

Airbus is just starting out with this monster and already having engine issues. Engine shut down is serious stuff, even though the monster can fly on less than 4 engines, it’s serious.

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