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  Qantas A380 Engine Failure Explained In Plain-speak

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 9:09 PM on Dec 06, 2010

  Popular Mechanics has published a pretty good breakdown of the ATSB's preliminary report on the Qantas Flight 32 engine failure. There's even a number diagram of an engine to help ... Read More >>

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  ATSB Report on Qantas A380 Engine Failure

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 1:46 PM on Dec 03, 2010

  ATSB's preliminary report on the November 4 Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure is out, along with a related media release. The pictures alone make the report worth a look-through.He... Read More >>

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  Qantas A380s Set To Return This Weekend

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 1:04 AM on Nov 23, 2010

  Qantas will return two of its Airbus A380s to service starting Saturday, the carrier said early Tuesday (Sydney time). Here's an AP dispatch from Sydney.The announcement comes as A... Read More >>

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  Trent 900 Mystery Component

  Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier 2:55 PM on Nov 12, 2010

  Rolls-Royce disclosed that the Trent 900 failure on the Qantas A380 Nov. 8 was limited to "a specific component in the turbine area of the engine." No word on what that... Read More >>

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  Qantas 747 Fuselage Rupture Cause Remains Elusive

  Posted by Sean.Broderick 7:14 PM on Nov 17, 2009

  Australian investigators haven't figured out what caused a cylinder used to supply passenger oxygen in an emergency to explode and blow a hole in the side of a Qantas Boeing 747 on... Read More >>

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  CASA Wants Qantas Safety Improvements

  Posted by Frank Jackman 8:57 PM on Sep 02, 2008

  Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) wants flag carrier Qantas to "make a range of improvements to the way it manages and delivers aircraft maintenance." According to... Read More >>

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  Piling On: Qantas in the News Again

  Posted by Frank Jackman 2:09 PM on Aug 15, 2008

  It's getting a little ridiculous Down Under. More than one Australian media outlet today picked up a story that a Qantas flight from Brisbane to Melbourne was delayed by "more... Read More >>

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  CASA Expands Investigation of Qantas

  Posted by Frank Jackman 8:48 PM on Aug 13, 2008

  Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has expanded its probe of Qantas following news earlier this week that the airline grounded six 737-400s because of maintenance record p... Read More >>

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  Qantas Safety to be Checked by CASA

  Posted by Frank Jackman 1:42 PM on Aug 04, 2008

  Strike Three. Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has decided to investigate Qantas's safety systems, maintenance management and incident handling after the carrier'... Read More >>

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  NTSB Sending Team to Aid Qantas Accident Investigation

  Posted by Frank Jackman 3:16 PM on Jul 25, 2008

  NTSB said this morning that it is sending a team to Manila to assist in the investigation of today's accident involving a Qantas 747-400. The aircraft made an emergency landin... Read More >>

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