Evil Australian Corporation??

[Obama 2012 1,714]

I thought this wasn't supposed to happen with Australian corporations?

All I hear about is how wages are so much better and employees do their job. About how government regulations prevent this sort of thing from happening... that there's no reason at all for screw ups like this!

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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/indonesia.plane.emergency/index.html?hpt=T1

(CNN) -- Qantas, Australia's national airline, grounded its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely after part of a plane's engine cover fell off in flight Thursday.

The airline said flights of the twin-deck planes -- the world's largest airliners -- will remain suspended until an investigation into Thursday's incident is complete.

"As long as it takes," said airline CEO Alan Joyce, when a reporter asked how long the suspension would last. "We are being very cautious until we know exactly what caused this."

One of the four engines on a Qantas airliner shut down six minutes after takeoff Thursday from Singapore's Changi Airport, Joyce said. The plane -- with 440 passengers and 26 crew members -- was headed to Sydney, Australia, but it returned to Changi.

While in the air above the western Indonesian island of Batam, part of the engine's covering, or cowling, tore off.

"I am not sure what actually happened with the debris and why parts of the engine left the aircraft and fell into the ground," Joyce said. "We're still looking at what exactly was the cause of that."

The pilot made an announcement updating passengers during the flight.

"I do apologize," the pilot said. "I'm sure you are aware we have a technical issue with our number two engine. We have dealt with the situation, the aircraft is secure at this stage. We're going to have to hold for some time whilst we do lighten our load by dumping some fuel and a number of checklist [items] we have to perform.

"I'm sure you are aware we are not proceeding to Sydney at this stage. We're making a left turn now to track back toward Singapore and as we progress with this we'll keep you informed, but at this stage everything is secure, the aircraft is flying safely and we'll get back to you very shortly with further information. Thank you for your patience."

Local television stations in Indonesia showed debris parts with red-white markings. Pictures of the Airbus A380 after it landed showed the cowling torn off in the back half.

Trifuadi, a security officer at an engineering firm in Batam, said he heard a loud explosion and saw smoke coming out of the engine of a plane flying overhead.

Shortly afterward, debris fell from the plane to the ground, said Trifuadi who, like many Indonesians, goes by one name.

The flight -- QF32 -- landed in Singapore safely, without injury to passenger or crew.

Passenger Meg Graham said she heard a loud bang within minutes of the plane taking off. "And then another bang," she said.

Ulf Waschbusch, who said he was on his way to Australia for the first time, said the crew kept passengers apprised of what was happening.

"We all stayed pretty calm," he told CNN. "It was an almost eerie calm."

The airline said it will work with the plane's manufacturer as well as Rolls-Royce, the maker of the engine, to determine what went wrong. A spokesman for the Rolls-Royce told CNN that "safety is always our highest priority. We are currently analyzing the available information and working with our customers to support their operations."

Qantas now has six A380s in its fleet of 191 planes. Airbus will at some point deliver another 14, the airline said.

Singapore Airlines announced Thursday that it has temporarily halted flights of its 11 Airbus A380s to do precautionary checks in light of the Qantas incident.

Lufthansa, which operates three Airbus A380s, told CNN it is planning to carry out additional precautionary checks on the engines of the planes. The airline is waiting for more detail from Rolls-Royce about the specific checks that need to be carried out before they proceed.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Be careful, this may be taken as a baiting thread. It's ok to bash the US, but Australia is off limits.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

Be careful, this may be taken as a baiting thread. It's ok to bash the US, but Australia is off limits.

notice it's an airbus in the news again?

if they'd bought american (boeing) this wouldn't have happened.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

notice it's an airbus in the news again?

if they'd bought american (boeing) this wouldn't have happened.

But we all know that anything American is inferior to the products of other first world countries that have a much higher quality of life yet they continually compare themselves to America where people think they are better than everyone else and don't even have a passport and are so dumb they don't even know that they aren't supposed to be happy and don't realize that Australia is the best country on the planet. :devil:

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[Gary and Alla 3,694]

If I was with Airbus I wouldn;t be selling any more of my good planes to them. They might give Airbus a bad name.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

But we all know that anything American is inferior to the products of other first world countries that have a much higher quality of life yet they continually compare themselves to America where people think they are better than everyone else and don't even have a passport and are so dumb they don't even know that they aren't supposed to be happy and don't realize that Australia is the best country on the planet. :devil:

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According the the UN today, Australia is number TWO behind Norway. The US was number 4. Australia isn't enough better to trade my guns for.

The USA was ranked better than Canada and ANY European country except Norway. Ireland was number 5. Who would have guessed? I thought whiskey was invented so the Irish wouldn't get that high in rankings.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

According the the UN today, Australia is number TWO behind Norway. The US was number 4. Australia isn't enough better to trade my guns for.

The USA was ranked better than Canada and ANY European country except Norway. Ireland was number 5. Who would have guessed? I thought whiskey was invented so the Irish wouldn't get that high in rankings.

But these rankings don't count, just the ones that BY uses are acceptable.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

But these rankings don't count, just the ones that BY uses are acceptable.

Spooky, get with it. BY is gone. He switched to Libertarian and is a body guard for Rand Paul now. A couple weeks ago he took out some liberal b!tch that was protesting Rand Paul. Stepped on her head and everything. Rand Paul won that election largely because of BY!

BY denounced Australia.

[Pooky 3,783]

notice it's an airbus in the news again?

if they'd bought american (boeing) this wouldn't have happened.

What, like the B777 that landed short at Heathrow?

The smarter ones out there (or the anoraksic plane-spotters) will already have noticed that it's not and Airbus, or Boeing that's the common thread, as both manufacturers' planes are involved. No, the common link is the engines.

And they were made by Rolls-Royce.

[웃 910]

I spinniss u dumbies

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Spooky, get with it. BY is gone. He switched to Libertarian and is a body guard for Rand Paul now. A couple weeks ago he took out some liberal b!tch that was protesting Rand Paul. Stepped on her head and everything. Rand Paul won that election largely because of BY!

BY denounced Australia.

The boy has more suits than a smiling chimp.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

What, like the B777 that landed short at Heathrow?

The smarter ones out there (or the anoraksic plane-spotters) will already have noticed that it's not and Airbus, or Boeing that's the common thread, as both manufacturers' planes are involved. No, the common link is the engines.

And they were made by Rolls-Royce.

so once again, it's the fault of the british!

[luckytxn 2,264]

Airbus is made in France right?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

But the engines are likely made in Filton area of Bristol, or at least they are engineered there.

[luckytxn 2,264]

But the engines are likely made in Filton area of Bristol, or at least they are engineered there.

Even so the Airbus corporation still gets the engine and assembles it to the actual plane or does Airbus deliver the plane and Rolls assembles the engine to it then delivers the plane back.