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Originally Posted by Going Boeing
If our clever little management wanted to save time and money, they'd do the cabin refurbishment (ie reconfigure) whilst the external repairs are being done. I'll put money on the aircraft re-entering service early next year only to be taken out of service some months later for the cabin mods.
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i am surE nancy would turn over in her grave if her name was still associated with a *star operated aircraft as would many of our country's aviation pioneers - e.g Kingsford Smith, Bert Hinkler, Hudson Fysh et al
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It’s actually Hong Kong Airlines. HKA ordered a number of A380’s at the Paris Air Show a few months back. The Chinese government blocked the order because of their dispute with the EU and their ETS scheme to be rolled out in January. HKA is wholly owned by Hainan Airlines in China which in turn is owned by the Hainan government. Unless the Chinese have come to some arrangement with the EU, I can’t see HKA getting any A380’s any time soon.
It’s actually Hong Kong Airlines. HKA ordered a number of A380’s at the Paris Air Show a few months back. The Chinese government blocked the order because of their dispute with the EU and their ETS scheme to be rolled out in January. HKA is wholly owned by Hainan Airlines in China which in turn is owned by the Hainan government. Unless the Chinese have come to some arrangement with the EU, I can’t see HKA getting any A380’s any time soon.
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Going off topic here but HK Airlines is 45% owned by Hainan Airlines and 55% by a local HK investor. It has a HK AOC and operates under Hong Kong's bilateral agreements with other countries which is separate from China. It has majority HK ownership.
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I see Nancy is parked on the run bay bcoz SQ have an A380 in the shed.
When the shed is free she will go back in again.
But i did see engines 1 and 2 were back on, but i couldnt see the other side.
When the shed is free she will go back in again.
But i did see engines 1 and 2 were back on, but i couldnt see the other side.
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Return of the Dugong (update)
Qantas set for return of blast-hit A380 after $135m repair job
by: Steve Creedy, Aviation writer
From:The Australian
January 04, 201212:00AM
THE Qantas Airbus A380 superjumbo crippled by an engine explosion near Singapore in late 2010 should be back in service by March after $135 million in repairs.
The November explosion of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine sent shrapnel ripping through the Nancy-Bird Walton, damaging vital structural components, puncturing fuel tanks, severing wiring and cutting hydraulic lines.
The fact the giant plane landed safely in Singapore was testament to the skill of the Qantas pilots and the aircraft's robust design.
Qantas originally hoped that the plane would be repaired by the end of last year and estimated it would cost about $100m. The cost of repairs is covered by insurance and compares to an average list price of an A380 of about $US375m ($364m), although discounts mean Qantas will have paid significantly less.
The decision to repair or write off an aircraft is ultimately taken by the insurer, as was the case with the $100m repair job on a Boeing 747-400 that left the runway in Bangkok in 1999. The airline last lost a plane, a Lockheed Super Constellation, in Mauritius in 1960.
Repairs on the A380 began in Singapore in May. Most of the repair work is being performed by manufacturer Airbus with a team of up to 40 people supported by Qantas and Singapore International Airlines Engineering Company staff.
All the original engines have been removed and replaced with new ones from Rolls-Royce.
The repair will be certified by Airbus and the aircraft will be returned to service by Qantas engineers after rigorous testing.
The work is also being audited by airworthiness authorities, who have been briefed regularly on the progress of the repairs.
Qantas has 12 A380s in its fleet, and a spokesman said steps had been taken to ensure a similar engine explosion could not happen again.
The repair costs are in addition to the $80m it cost to ground the A380 fleet after the engine explosion that was traced to manufacturing fault in an oil tube. Rolls-Royce covered the cost of the grounding and brand damage to the airline with a $95m compensation payment.
From:The Australian
January 04, 201212:00AM
THE Qantas Airbus A380 superjumbo crippled by an engine explosion near Singapore in late 2010 should be back in service by March after $135 million in repairs.
The November explosion of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine sent shrapnel ripping through the Nancy-Bird Walton, damaging vital structural components, puncturing fuel tanks, severing wiring and cutting hydraulic lines.
The fact the giant plane landed safely in Singapore was testament to the skill of the Qantas pilots and the aircraft's robust design.
Qantas originally hoped that the plane would be repaired by the end of last year and estimated it would cost about $100m. The cost of repairs is covered by insurance and compares to an average list price of an A380 of about $US375m ($364m), although discounts mean Qantas will have paid significantly less.
The decision to repair or write off an aircraft is ultimately taken by the insurer, as was the case with the $100m repair job on a Boeing 747-400 that left the runway in Bangkok in 1999. The airline last lost a plane, a Lockheed Super Constellation, in Mauritius in 1960.
Repairs on the A380 began in Singapore in May. Most of the repair work is being performed by manufacturer Airbus with a team of up to 40 people supported by Qantas and Singapore International Airlines Engineering Company staff.
All the original engines have been removed and replaced with new ones from Rolls-Royce.
The repair will be certified by Airbus and the aircraft will be returned to service by Qantas engineers after rigorous testing.
The work is also being audited by airworthiness authorities, who have been briefed regularly on the progress of the repairs.
Qantas has 12 A380s in its fleet, and a spokesman said steps had been taken to ensure a similar engine explosion could not happen again.
The repair costs are in addition to the $80m it cost to ground the A380 fleet after the engine explosion that was traced to manufacturing fault in an oil tube. Rolls-Royce covered the cost of the grounding and brand damage to the airline with a $95m compensation payment.
plastic planes :(
THE discovery of tiny cracks in one of the wings of a Qantas A380 under extensive repair in Singapore has led to the detection of similar problems in four other Airbus superjumbos worldwide.
'Formal guidance is being developed by Airbus that is likely to require A380 operators to inspect wing ribs for this type of cracking every four years - in line with scheduled maintenance checks. Qantas will comply fully with this guidance when it is published.''
Singapore Airlines confirmed yesterday a ''small number of cracks'' had been found on the wing rib feet of one of its A380s during an investigation in the second half of last year.
Read more: Cracks found in A380s during Qantas repairs
'Formal guidance is being developed by Airbus that is likely to require A380 operators to inspect wing ribs for this type of cracking every four years - in line with scheduled maintenance checks. Qantas will comply fully with this guidance when it is published.''
Singapore Airlines confirmed yesterday a ''small number of cracks'' had been found on the wing rib feet of one of its A380s during an investigation in the second half of last year.
Read more: Cracks found in A380s during Qantas repairs
But does Qantas have the in house capability to fix the aircraft?
Nope. Lets drive them up to Manilla.
Remember Alan said these new aircraft need less maintenance during the engineers eba stoush.
Nice one Alan.
Nope. Lets drive them up to Manilla.
Remember Alan said these new aircraft need less maintenance during the engineers eba stoush.
Nice one Alan.
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Dear Lord,
Our Airbus who art in heaven, Rolls Royce be thy name.......
Lord please do not allow thy Dugong to be a cost burden.
Lord please do not let this aircraft type to negatively impact my bonus scheme.
Lord please no not allow this aircaft type to now stand between thy self and thy quest for world aviation domination.
Lord please do not allow thy aircraft to now require additional maintenance by any of those pesky Australian engineers.
Lord please do not allow this issue to become a media feeding frenzy in which I will need to roll out Queen Wirthless to front the media.
Amen
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Why so sad
Deep in thought??
'And just when I thought that you and I had something special going on'!!
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Singapore Airlines confirmed yesterday a ''small number of cracks'' had been found on the wing rib feet of one of its A380s during an investigation in the second half of last year
maybe because they (the new generation of aeroplanes) can fix themselves.
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and ignored until now?