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Old 11-03-2010, 07:40 PM
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Qantas says crashed plane an Airbus A380 - Yahoo! News

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Old 11-03-2010, 07:45 PM
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and of course media jumps the gun

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/cripple...ngapore-132739
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Qantas: No Crash / Explosion | Plane Lands In Singapore | QF 32

Seems like a typical media beat up.
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Old 11-03-2010, 08:04 PM
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Qantas plane lands safely in Singapore after scare | Reuters

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Glad they landed safely and everyone is okay. Looks like a big engine explosion and at the same time, all the safety designed into it (following a catastrophic failure like this) worked to bring that bird down safely.
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Could have been worse like this AA heavy with GE CF6 failure.



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Old 11-04-2010, 06:52 AM
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Great job crew! Everybody safe AND by Boeing stock is up today...
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Video: Qantas A380 engine failure filmed by passenger | Business | guardian.co.uk
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Old 11-04-2010, 09:51 AM
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Now that's how to do a P.A.
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