V-Flyer

Breaking news on Sky:

"All Airbus A380 superjumbos will be checked for cracks in their wings after Qantas airways discovered dozens of hairline fractures during a maintenance inspection."

Thoughts?

Much as it pains me to link to the DM, but

Old news

Darren Wheeler wrote:Much as it pains me to link to the DM, but

Old news

I wouldn't be seen dead reading that toilet paper so hadn't seen this before! Wonder why Sky are showing this as breaking news then.

Slow news day - "let's take an old story and sensationalise it"...

Lots of planes (including 747s) have developed such defects over the years, and manufacturing/maintenance processes are changed and remove the problem.

There was a well written article on Flight Global about this a couple of weeks ago that might be worth reading

scnickr wrote:Wonder why Sky are showing this as breaking news then.

The cynic in my says "interesting day ahead at the Leveson Inquiry.."

Darren Wheeler wrote:Much as it pains me to link to the DM, but

Old news

I do like the picture of the LH A380 on the bridge though!

Pilot took a wrong turn. Hope there are no low bridges

scnickr wrote:Breaking news on Sky:

"All Airbus A380 superjumbos will be checked for cracks in their wings after Qantas airways discovered dozens of hairline fractures during a maintenance inspection."

Thoughts?

As Darren says this is old news.

There has been an updated Air Worththieness Directive relating to the timings the checks need to take place by.

tontybear wrote:

scnickr wrote:Breaking news on Sky:

"All Airbus A380 superjumbos will be checked for cracks in their wings after Qantas airways discovered dozens of hairline fractures during a maintenance inspection."

Thoughts?

As Darren says this is old news.

There has been an updated Air Worththieness Directive relating to the timings the checks need to take place by.

Yeah I saw. I was just going from what Sky News were telling me!

From what I can see, Qantas have found a plane that the AD applies to and groudned it accordingly.

Sky/BBC et al have now decided this constitutes a new crisis and reporting entire fleet grounded etc...

No reports, I notice, of the delamination issue hitting the 787 which may slow production in the short term!

Righto.

Superglue in the hand luggage in 10 weeks time.

HWVlover wrote:Righto.

Superglue in the hand luggage in 10 weeks time.

I heard they are going to sit you in the middle seats so as not to stres the wings too much by you having a window seat !

tontybear wrote:

HWVlover wrote:Righto.

Superglue in the hand luggage in 10 weeks time.

I heard they are going to sit you in the middle seats so as not to stress the wings too much by you having a window seat !

A very GOOD point TB. I MUST start my diet!!

I just hope that terminal three is neat and tidy after Jacki's departure on the VS005 earlier in the day.