Exclusive: Checks to be ordered after 2017 Airbus A380 engine explosion

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A woman passenger was killed on a Southwest Airlines flight when debris from an engine shattered a plane window and she was partly sucked out......»»

GECAS, the aircraft leasing subsidiary of General Electric , has ordered 25 Airbus aircraft including a rare purchase of jets powered by GE's rival engine maker Rolls-Royce, two people familiar with the matter said......»»

Airlines have completed one round of checks triggered by engine failures on the Airbus A220 and have found no faults, an executive at engine maker Pratt & Whitney said on Thursday......»»

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A probe into a series of engine failures on Airbus's smallest jet, the A220, is studying whether a software change set off unexpected vibrations that damaged fast-moving parts and forced three emergency landings, people familiar with the case said......»»

Pratt & Whitney recommended checks on engines on Airbus A220 aircraft and some Embraer jets after a Geneva-bound Swiss jet diverted to Paris with an engine problem, prompting the grounding of the rest of the airline's A220 fleet......»»

European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash in Arctic Norway last month killed five Norwegians and their Swedish pilot......»»

Airbus has ordered checks on three types of helicopters following a fatal crash in Norway, Norwegian authorities said on Wednesday......»»

Airbus is poised to open a new assembly line for the A321neo in Toulouse, France, easing a grip on production of the hot-selling jetliner enjoyed by workers in Germany and accelerating an industrial rethink caused by the demise of the much larger A380......»»

European regulators have ordered inspections on some older Airbus A380 superjumbo airplanes after some cracks were detected in wings on the world's largest passenger aircraft......»»

European regulators have ordered inspections on some older Airbus A380 superjumbo airplanes after some cracks were detected in wings on the world's largest passenger aircraft......»»

U.S. airline regulators have ordered inspections on engine fan blades like the one that snapped off a Southwest Airlines plane, leading to the death of a woman who was partially blown out a window......»»

A second-hand Airbus A380 is filling in for grounded Boeing Dreamliners. Boeing customer Norwegian Air Shuttle leased the 12-year-old A380 for several weeks into late August. The four-engine super jumbo flew for Singapore Airlines for nearly a decade.....»»

Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Eric Schulz, recruited from engine maker Rolls-Royce nine months ago to oversee the battle for jetliner sales against Boeing, is expected to resign his position, three people familiar with the matter said......»»

Emirates is edging towards a deal with Rolls-Royce to power its latest Airbus A380 superjumbos but has not yet reached a final agreement, the Dubai-based airline said on Sunday......»»

Emirates is edging towards a deal with Rolls-Royce to power its latest Airbus A380 superjumbos but has not yet reached a final agreement, the Dubai-based airline said on Sunday......»»

Delta Air Lines ordered 10 more Airbus A330-900neo (new engine option) jets as part of a deal that reduced and deferred its plans to buy larger jets, the carrier said on Friday. The order is worth $2.96 billion at list prices, but a big customer .....»»

Dubai's Emirates is exploring switching some orders for the world's largest jetliner, the Airbus A380, to the smaller A350 in a move raising new doubts over the future of Europe's iconic superjumbo, people familiar with the matter said......»»

Airbus will stop building its four-engine jumbo jet in 2021 -- and it's good news for shareholders......»»