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Airbus stories: 63 news summaries

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(Newser) - One minute Qantas Flight 72 was cruising at a level altitude, autopilot humming. Then suddenly, for no apparent reason, the Airbus A320 went into a nosedive, as the pilots helplessly watched. Eventually, they righted the plane, but not before 115 passengers were injured. Nor was this an isolated incident. Automated... More »

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artificial intelligence • airline industry • Qantas • Airbus • air disasters • air travel • Airbus A320 • automation

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 Youngster Found Alive in Indian 
 Ocean After Yemeni Jet Crash 

Child rescued from water

Jun 30, 09 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rescuers have pulled one survivor the wreckage of a Yemeni airliner that went down early today in the Indian Ocean, though officials have issued conflicting details, the AP reports: one says it was a 14-year-old girl, another a 5-year-old boy. Yemenia Air Flight 626 was en route from Yemen to... More »

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Airbus • plane crash • Indian Ocean • Comoros • Yemen • Yemenia Air • Airbus A310

 Airbus Glitches 
 Probed on 2 
 New Flights 

Cockpit sensors failed in same model as crashed Air France jet

Jun 26, 09 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal investigators are probing two recent incidents in which speed and altitude sensors malfunctioned on Airbus 330s, USA Today reports. The failures, one on a Northwest Airlines flight and one on Brazil's TAM Airlines, are similar to those being investigated in the crash of an Air France A330 earlier this... More »

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Airbus • plane crash • NTSB • Airbus A330 • Air France Flight 447

Boeing Looks
to Old 777 Model in Airbus Battle

Will re-tool tanker to compete for Pentagon refueling contract

Jun 16, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - With its 787 Dreamliner delayed, Boeing is turning to its 14-year-old 777 to compete with Airbus’ next plane, Bloomberg reports. At the Paris Air Show today, Boeing said it may make a new wing for the 777 in an effort to boost fuel efficiency, and will also showcase a 777-based... More »

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Pentagon • Boeing • Airbus • fuel tankers • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A350 • contract • Boeing 777

 Airbus 330 Makes 
 Emergency Landing in Guam 

Cockpit fire forces move; plane same type as in Air France crash

Jun 11, 09 9:47 AM CDT
(AP) - An Airbus 330 carrying 203 people has made an emergency landing in Guam after an electrical problem sparked a small fire in the cockpit, airline officials said. There were no injuries. Though it's the same type of plane as the Air France flight that crashed last week in the Atlantic,... More »

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Australia • Japan • Airbus • Guam • emergency landing • Airbus A330

(Newser) - A French airline-workers union has urged Air France crews to boycott long-haul Airbus jets until new speed sensors are installed, the Times of London reports. “To prevent a repeat” of the Flight 447 disaster, the Alter union said, “we call on flight deck and cabin crew to refuse... More »

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France • Brazil • Airbus • plane crash • labor unions • pilots • Airbus A330 • Air France Flight 447 • pitot tube • cabin crew

 Air France Changes 
 Airbus Speed Sensors 

Icing concerns fueled replacements beginning last month

Jun 7, 09 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Air France is speeding up the process of replacing sensors on its Airbus planes following the crash of Flight 447, the BBC reports, a process it began in April. In May of last year, Air France said, it observed a “small number” of “incidents of loss of airspeed... More »

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Airbus • plane crash • sensors • Air France • Airbus A330 • monitoring • Air France Flight 447 • Airbus A340

(Newser) - Regulators have warned Airbus for years that speed sensors on its A330 planes were unreliable and made flying unsafe. In the wake of last week's Air France disaster, which killed 228 people when an A330 crashed in an Atlantic storm, Reuters has unearthed regulatory warnings to Airbus. "Lost or... More »

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Airbus • plane crash • airplane • Air France • Airbus A330

Airbus Sends Warning on Speed Sensors

Faulty readings may have played a role in
Air France crash

Jun 5, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The maker of the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic issued a warning to pilots on how to respond when speed sensors malfunction, buttressing a belief that faulty readings played a role in the disaster, Reuters reports. An Airbus memo also says the company is replacing all such... More »

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airline industry • Airbus • speed • Air France • Airbus A330 • warning • Air France Flight 447

Huge United Order Sparks Jet Builder Face-Off

Bargain-hunting airline invites Boeing, Airbus to duke it out

Jun 4, 09 8:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hoping to score a good deal by exploiting the recession, United Airlines has called on Boeing and Airbus to bid on an order for up to 150 new jets, the Wall Street Journal reports. The plan could bring in $10 billion for one of the manufacturers, both of whom face... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • United Airlines • recession • bidding war

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 Air France Jet 
 Presumed 
 Lost  


Jun 1, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Air France flight that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean early today after leaving Rio de Janeiro for Paris is believed to have crashed, Reuters reports. Mechanical malfunctions kept the aircraft's crew from keeping in touch with air-traffic controllers after they reported serious turbulence about 4 hours into the flight.... More »

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Atlantic Ocean • Brazil • Airbus • Rio de Janeiro • plane crash • Paris • Air France • Airbus A330 • Air France Flight 447

 Hero Pilot Hailed for 
 50-Year Miracle 

US Airways pilot the first in over 50 years to land a jet on water without fatalities

Jan 16, 09 5:14 AM CST
(Newser) - The pilot of US Airways Flight 1549 is being praised for pulling off one of the rarest and most challenging maneuvers in aviation, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chesley Sullenberger is the first pilot in over 50 years to land a jetliner on water without a single fatality, and he... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • plane crash • pilot • Hudson River • emergency landing • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

(Newser) - So how much training do pilots get on how to land on the water? Almost none, writes pilot Patrick Smith, who shelves his regular Salon column this week to offer insights on the Hudson crash-landing. Among them:
  • Pilots can read up on how to perform these so-called "ditchings,
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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

US AIRWAYS CRASH SLIDESHOW


 Passengers Rescued 
 From Frigid Hudson  


Jan 15, 09 9:08 PM CST
(Newser) - It appears all 155 passengers and crew survived today’s crash of a US Airways flight from LaGuardia Airport into the Hudson River off Manhattan, WINS-AM reports. For photos of the the remarkable rescue, as the plane drifted down river and took on water, click on the image control; for... More »

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Airbus • US Airways • rescue • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • hypothermia • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

 Pilot Emerges as Hudson Hero 


Jan 15, 09 7:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A portrait of a hero is emerging from today's jet crash on the Hudson. The pilot, 57-year-old Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, is drawing praise not only for his "masterful" landing without engines but for his calm actions afterward to make sure his passengers were OK, the Daily News reports.... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • pilot • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

(Newser) - The FAA cautions that it's too early to pinpoint the cause of today's jet crash, but early reports have focused on a flock of geese. Such bird strikes—they get sucked into the engines—are an increasingly familiar problem for pilots, the Daily News reports. LaGuardia in particular is plagued... More »

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New York City • Airbus • US Airways • rescue • Hudson River • LaGuardia Airport • Flight 1549 • Hudson crash

7-Person Air New Zealand Flight Crashes Off France

Airbus A320 was on a training mission over Mediterranean

Nov 27, 08 3:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Three bodies have been recovered after an Air New Zealand jet with seven aboard crashed into the Mediterranean today, AFP reports. The Airbus A320—which can carry about 150 passengers—was on a test flight when it went down off the coast of the French city of Perpignan. Five on... More »

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Airbus • New Zealand • plane crash • Air New Zealand • airplanes

Airbus, Boeing Hindered
by Wait for Seats, Toilets

Overwhelmed small suppliers struggle to produce equipment on time

Aug 8, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Production delays are plaguing Airbus and Boeing as the airplane manufacturers wait for simple supplies such as seats, toilets, and gallies for their new widebody jets, the Wall Street Journal reports. Small firms charged with making such supplies have been slowed as demand has soared. The interrupted production means higher... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Airbus • Aircraft manufacturers • delay • jet • airplane

(Newser) - The Pentagon will re-open a $35 billion contract to build the Air Force's fleet of new refueling tankers and pick a new winner by the end of the year, congressional sources say. The Office of the Secretary of Defense—not the Air Force—will oversee the new competition between Boeing... More »

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Pentagon • Robert Gates • Boeing • Air Force • Airbus • Northrop Grumman

 New Engine
 Could Rev
 Green Flight 

Less fuel, emissions, and noise

Jun 26, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - In what is being hailed as the most exciting development in commercial aviation technology in years, Pratt & Whitney has developed a revolutionary jet engine that burns up to 15% less fuel and cuts carbon emissions by 1,500 tons per plane per year. The engine, which is also... More »

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FAA • global warming • Boeing • Airbus • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Mitsubishi • NextGen • Bombardier • alternative fuels • carbon emissions • Pratt & Whitney • Eco-Aviation Conference • geared turbofan engine

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