Sam Lilley, who was recently engaged, was serving as First Officer on the American Airlines flight when it crashed. Read More. Damaged A Wing Update The gearbox problem is not the only recent technical glitch that occurred. What: A superjumbo, Where: Le Bourget airport, Paris When: June 17, Who: no reported injuries Why: Before an audience including 2, exhibitors from 45 countriesโa jury of its peersโduring the Paris Airshow, Airbus had to pull its A display.
The A was withdrawn from the flying display when the jet had an on-the-ground collision with a building, clipping a wing on a taxiway structure. Then on Saturday Airbus announced that two of three versions of the A, would be delayed for about two years. We commend the decision to delay, because while Rolls Royce will be granted more time to develop a more powerful motor, hopefully Airbus will take the time to work on whatever bugs are in its system.
A delay in release is clearly an opportunity to perfect the product, from a safety perspective. Abdul Farouk Abdulmutallab is not the only individual who boarded a flight with unmixed chemicals two-part concoction of the high explosive PETN and possibly a glycol-based liquid explosive, and bad intent.
On Nov 13 , in Mogadishu, Somalia, African Union peacekeeping troops arrested a man carrying carrying powdered chemicals, liquid and a syringe on to a Daallo Airlines flight scheduled to go from Mogadishu to Hargeisa, to Djibouti and then to Dubai.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday oversaw the seizure of a Venezuelan government plane that has been held by authorities in the Dominican Republic, according to a Reuters eyewitness.
