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EASA mandates Trent XWB97 inspections after Cathay Pacific incident

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring the inspection of all Rolls Royce Trent XWB97 engines following…

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Cathay Pacific inspects 48 aircraft for engine defect

Cathay Pacific (CX/CPA) is conducting inspections of its Airbus A350 fleet after discovering issues with the aircraft’s Rolls-Royce Trent XWB turbofan engines. The announcement…

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Route Proving with the Airbus A330neo

On 6 July, Airbus invited us to join an A330neo function and reliability test flight from Chicago to Atlanta. The airframer is currently working…

AvTalk Podcast

AvTalk Episode 31: Aviation Uncertainty

On this episode of AvTalk, aerospace journalist John Walton joins us for a wide ranging discussion about aircraft and airlines new and old. And…

AvTalk Podcast

AvTalk Episode 30: Engine Trouble

On this episode of AvTalk, we take an in depth look at Southwest flight 1380, including some of the media coverage after the accident….

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The Airbus A330neo Makes Its First Flight

The Airbus A330neo took to the skies for the first time today, completing a 4 hour 15 minute maiden flight from Toulouse, France. The…

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Boeing Uses a 787 to Draw a 787 Dreamliner During ETOPS Test

At 15:38 local time N7874, the fourth 787 built, departed Boeing Field in Seattle for an 18-hour, 22 state test flight. The crew spent…

Special aircraft tracking

How Qantas Ferried an Engine on the Wing of a 747

When Qantas 747 VH-OJU had engine trouble in Johannesburg, VH-OJS came to the rescue ferrying a spare Rolls Royce engine from Sydney to Johannesburg…

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