Tag Archives: Aviation

A380 engines missing records (AUS)

BRITISH engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce was unable to tell how many more of its Airbus A380 engines might explode after last year’s Qantas near-disaster near Singapore because of a lack of records. A new report released yesterday also reveals the manufacturer … Continue reading

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Flying blind – FAA Recordkeeping is disarray (US)

The Federal Aviation Authority says as many as 119,000 of the 357,000 U.S.-registered aircraft have “questionable registration” due to missing paperwork, invalid addresses and other innacuracies. Maybe planes need plates Just when you might have been feeling secure in your … Continue reading

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