The UK’s Daily Mail is reporting that a Qatar Airways 787 had smoke whilst on the ground, in an electric compartment. The story is pretty patchy as neither Boeing nor Qatar are prepared to explain what happened. The report also covers an oven problem on a 787 owned by Air India. This latter problem seems…
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UK news roundup
BBC reports pilots fall asleep in London area Following a Freedom of Information request, the BBC is reporting that on two separate occasions pilots have fallen asleep over London. Report here. The first – in 2010 apparently was whilst the plane was on the ground, on a turnaround. In 2011, a pilot had to use an emergency…
More pics from Boeing 737 plant
I was asked yesterday whether I could post the balance of my pictures from the B737 production line as most MegaDO’ers could not take pictures. I cannot but say sorry for some of the quality!
oneworld MEGADO 2012 – day three – all things Boeing
I have to confess that, as a child growing up, jumbo jets meant the Boeing 747 range of aircraft. Aspirational, huge and a plane that spoke to luxury travel to exotic destinations. Its place in history is secure as the plane that opened up international air travel to everyone. It was with excitement that day…
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