Air France A380 Engine Fails

[VentureGo]

Air France plane engine fails over Atlantic -Saturday 30th September

Air France plane engine fails over Atlantic - BBC News
From BBC news feed today. Quite alarming for passengers, but luckily landed safely in Goose Bay

Air France passengers describe mid-air terror as engine disintegrates over Atlantic
Telegraph article with videos and comment - Interesting comment re. Rolls Royce engines (as Qantas engine fan blade failure) Lazy Reporting? Air France surely has Engine Alliance fitted to their A380s

[Planespeaking]

I hope it didn't divert to Goose Green! Goose Bay perhaps.

[VentureGo]

I hope it didn't divert to Goose Green! Goose Bay perhaps.

Well Spotted! - Now corrected and further link added. - Thanks

[SWBKCB]

Being covered in R&N

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/6...-atlantic.html

[Planespeaking]

Originally Posted by VentureGo

Well Spotted! - Now corrected and further link added. - Thanks

My pleasure and all safe, that's the main thing.

[mikkie4]

at least it wasn't a ROLLS ROYCE engine that failed