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Three disk fragments damaged Qantas A380 systems





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Assessment of the Qantas Airbus A380 involved in an in-flight engine failure has revealed the extent of peripheral damage to the jet from ejected fragments. Three high-energy fragments were released by the intermediate-pressure turbine disk during the failure of the inboard left-hand Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on flight QF32. Two of the three sections of disk debris cut through two wiring routes and this damage subsequently prevented the shutdown of the adjacent outboard engine after the aircraft landed at Singapore. Sources familiar with the investigation state that the crew "had to manage a dynamic situation" as the A380 sustained structural and systems damage in several other areas.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner to be delayed again after fire, Udvar-Hazy says
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner will “definitely” be postponed a seventh time after a test jet caught fire during a flight last week, said Steven Udvar-Hazy, who was once the planemaker’s biggest customer. “It’s a big setback for Boeing,” Udvar-Hazy said today of the Nov. 9 electrical fire that prompted an emergency landing and forced the company to suspend test flights since.
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AerCap signs LOI for ‘up to’ 15 737s
Amsterdam-based AerCap Holdings announced Thursday it signed a Letter of Intent with Boeing for the purchase of “up to 15 737-800 aircraft, consisting of 10 firm aircraft and five purchase rights.”
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Bernstein sees Airbus tilting against A320 re-engine
Bernstein Research believes that Airbus may have cooled on the re-engine of its A320 aircraft, becoming “increasingly hesitant based on challenges associated with resource availability,” a situation flagged by the group in October. “While we have expected Airbus to re-engine, it appears that Airbus is laying the groundwork to back away from that decision,” Bernstein noted. In a client report, the New York based-research group said that Airbus management will make the "no or no-go" decision before the end of this year.
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ALTA airline executives: Latin American carriers ‘transforming the region’
Nearly 500 airline industry leaders and executives of Latin America and the Caribbean, including representatives from 40 airlines, are meeting this week at the 30th ALTA Airline Leaders Forum in Panama to discuss the transformation and challenges of the region. ALTA Executive Director Alex de Gunten led off the forum by noting that “ALTA members represent 90% of all seat offerings in the region.” Thirty years ago, he said, Latin American aviation was “very fragmented” and airlines did not offer many international routes.
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ICAO strengthens air cargo security measures
ICAO announced Wednesday it adopted more stringent air cargo security standards in the wake of the threat recently exposed when explosives disguised as printer cartridges were found in air cargo shipments originating in Yemen. The new measures emphasize “more extensive screening of cargo, mail and other goods prior to placing them onboard aircraft” and offer “better protection from unauthorized interference from the point where security controls are applied until departure of the aircraft,” ICAO said in a statement.
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Boeing offers to harness the wind and technology
Boeing is introducing a new subscription-based "InFlight Optimization Services" harnessing NASA technology and existing equipment to offer airlines fuel savings and increased environmental efficiency. Direct Routes and Wind Updates are designed to be implemented within current air traffic and airline operating procedures using current communication channels, according to Director-Airline Efficiency Services Mike Lewis. “No regulatory changes and little to no new equipment is needed, while no upfront costs are involved,” he told ATW's Eco-Aviation Today. “The new suite of products provides live actionable, flight-specific advisories and is available for the full fleet, not just Boeing aircraft, and importantly, it works within the current air traffic system and airline procedures.”
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Other News

Southwest Airlines will launch daily Denver service to Columbus, Jacksonville and Pittsburgh June 5.

Aeromexico will increase Mexico City service to Barcelona (thrice-weekly to four, Dec. 6, aboard a Boeing 767), and Sao Paulo (seven-times-weekly to nine, Nov. 21, aboard a 777).

Carpatair launched four-times-weekly Milan Linate-Bucharest service aboard a Fokker 70.

Malev will relaunch service to Barcelona, operating four-times-weekly from Barcelona beginning March 27 for the summer season. It has not operated the service for 10 years.

Frontier Airlines will launch thrice-daily Denver-Houston Hobby service Nov. 18 using an Airbus A319, moved from its original destination, Houston Intercontinental.

American Eagle on Thursday launched daily Chicago O'Hare-Manhattan, Kan. service and twice-daily Miami-Cleveland service, both of which it will operate with 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145s.

Hawaiian Airlines on Thursday launched daily Honolulu-Tokyo Haneda service, which it initially will service using 264-seat Boeing 767-300ERs, but intends to serve the route with 294-seat Airbus A330-200s “at a later date.”

TACA Airlines will launch daily Miami-Lima service Dec. 1.

Allegiant Air launched twice-weekly Lexington, Ky.-Punta Gorda service aboard a 150-seat MD-80.

Spanair will launch thrice-weekly Barcelona-Hamburg service on 04 April 2011, using an Airbus A320.




AVIATION QUOTE

The aeroplane is tragically unsuited for ocean service.
— Dr Hugo Eckener, dirigible advocate, 1926.




ON THIS DATE

November 19, 1938

Construction begins on a new airport serving the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Built in nearby Virginia, this airport will become Ronald Reagan National Airport.

Originally the Airport was designed with four runways, the main north-south at 6,855 feet long, a northwest-southeast at 5,210 feet, a northeast-southwest at 4,892 feet, and an east-west at 4,100 feet in length.

Over the years, the runways have changed only slightly in length, except for the East-West runway which was closed in 1956, and used as a taxiway and for aircraft parking. Today, the airfield contains three runways. The main north-south runway (1/19) is 6,869 feet. In the 1980's, overruns were added to each end of that runway.

In 2004, there are three runways at National:

1/19 6,869 feet
15/33 5,204 feet
4/22 4,911 feet


November 19, 1999

Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.




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The Blue Angels




1. When were the Blue Angels Formed?
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1948

2. Who was the first CO for the Blue Angels?
A. Butch Voris
B. Brian Voorhees
C. Alexander Campbell

3. Who’s idea was it to form the Blue Angels?
A. Adm. Ray Spruance
B. Adm. Arleigh Burke
C. Adm. Chester Nimitz
D. Adm. George Wade

4. What was the first aircraft used by the Blue Angels demonstration team?
A. F4F
B. F6F
C. F7F
D. F8F

5. How many aircraft made up the original demonstration formation?


6. List the airplanes the Blue Angels have used from their inception to today:

7. What aircraft carries the support personnel and what is its nickname:

8. Where are the Blue Angels home based? Where do they practice?

9. How many Blue Angels pilots have dies during air shows?

10. Where is the last Blue Angels show of the season and what is it called?

1. When were the Blue Angels Formed?
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1948

2. Who was the first CO for the Blue Angels?
A. Butch Voris
B. Brian Voorhees
C. Alexander Campbell

3. Who’s idea was it to form the Blue Angels?
A. Adm. Ray Spruance
B. Adm. Arleigh Burke
C. Adm. Chester Nimitz
D. Adm. George Wade

4. What was the first aircraft used by the Blue Angels demonstration team?
A. F4F
B. F6F
C. F7F
D. F8F

5. How many aircraft made up the original demonstration formation?

8?

6. List the airplanes the Blue Angels have used from their inception to today:

F6F, F9F, F11, F-4, A-4, F-18 ?

7. What aircraft carries the support personnel and what is its nickname:

C-130, Fat Albert

8. Where are the Blue Angels home based? Where do they practice?

NAS Pensacola. NAS El Centro.

9. How many Blue Angels pilots have died during air shows?

7

10. Where is the last Blue Angels show of the season and what is it called?[/quote]

NAS Pensacola, Homecoming.

The news for the A380 problem just keeps getting worse...

CLE-MIA + E145 = misery. Might want to upgrade that to an MD series.

ANSWERS

1. B. The Blue Angels were formed in 1946.

2. A. The first CO of the Blue Angels was Lieutenant Commander Roy Marlin "Butch" Voris, a World War II fighter ace.

3. C. On April 24, 1946 Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Chester Nimitz issued a directive ordering the formation of a flight exhibition team (the first such official venture by any of the Armed Services) to boost Navy morale, demonstrate naval air power, and maintain public interest in naval aviation.

4. B. Grumman F6F-5

5. Three

6. Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat
Grumman F9F-2 Panther
Grumman F9F-5 Panther
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Grumman F11F-1 Tiger
McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
McDonnell Douglas A-4F Skyhawk
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet

7. Lockheed C-130H Hercules, Fat Albert

8. NAS Pensacola. NAF El Centro.

9. Eight

10. NAS Pensacola; Homecoming.