A380 Fix Could Take 2 Months
Jun 11, 2012, 5:10 pm
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A380 Fix Could Take 2 Months
Not a happy time for BAE, but give the teething problems for the 787, Boeing fans have little cause for gloating.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18397398
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18397398
Jun 11, 2012, 9:16 pm
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Please! No more inspection all A380. This should have enough already. It is now safe to fly. There is nothing worry about the wing cracks.
Jun 11, 2012, 9:21 pm
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Jun 12, 2012, 6:17 am
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Trust me, every airplane you have ever flown on, or will ever fly on, has cracks somewhere on the airplane. The airplanes are designed to have a certain level of damage tolerance, and cracks are included in that evaluation, and they are safe to fly. If you want to fly on a crack free airplane forget about it, they don't exist. Call Amtrak instead.
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Trust me, every airplane you have ever flown on, or will ever fly on, has cracks somewhere on the airplane. The airplanes are designed to have a certain level of damage tolerance, and cracks are included in that evaluation, and they are safe to fly. If you want to fly on a crack free airplane forget about it, they don't exist. Call Amtrak instead.
Jun 12, 2012, 10:42 am
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Trust me, every airplane you have ever flown on, or will ever fly on, has cracks somewhere on the airplane. The airplanes are designed to have a certain level of damage tolerance, and cracks are included in that evaluation, and they are safe to fly. If you want to fly on a crack free airplane forget about it, they don't exist. Call Amtrak instead.
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Jun 12, 2012, 10:47 am
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Jun 12, 2012, 11:07 am
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I sense bias here. Why would anyone want to assume that a plane is safe, when problems are continuously found, especially in the early stages of its life?
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Got that right. Only question is whose.
Yes.
There are democrats and republicans; vegetarians and omnivores; prolifers and abortion right activists; creationists and evolutionists; and Boeing enthusiasts and Airbus enthusiasts.
Then, there are the rest of us.
Originally Posted by Wally Bird
Originally Posted by malsf1
I sense bias here.
There are democrats and republicans; vegetarians and omnivores; prolifers and abortion right activists; creationists and evolutionists; and Boeing enthusiasts and Airbus enthusiasts.
Then, there are the rest of us.
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Jun 12, 2012, 12:12 pm
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Trust me, every airplane you have ever flown on, or will ever fly on, has cracks somewhere on the airplane. The airplanes are designed to have a certain level of damage tolerance, and cracks are included in that evaluation, and they are safe to fly. If you want to fly on a crack free airplane forget about it, they don't exist. Call Amtrak instead.