Passengers and pilots aboard a Qantas flight from Rome experienced an unexpected incident involving tyre damage. On August 24, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Airport heading to the West Coast of Australia. During the take-off, a piece of the plane’s tyre tread separated and punctured the right wing. Despite … Read more
Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday, adding that the plane landed safely and as scheduled. Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1 p.m. Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport said. “Upon landing, the aircraft … Read more
Airbus SE will further increase production of its advanced A350 widebody jet as the planemaker benefits from surging demand for long-distance travel and the crisis engulfing arch-rival Boeing Co.The European planemaker is moving to a rate of 12 A350 jets a month by 2028, superseding previous plans to reach 10 by 2026, it said as … Read more
Boeing Co said Tuesday it has discovered a new manufacturing issue with its 787 Dreamliner, days after it reported two separate issues that forced the grounding of eight 787 airplanes. The U.S. planemaker said during fabrication of the 787 horizontal stabilizer it learned some components were clamped with greater force than specified, which could result … Read more