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Manx2 Metro in Cork crash had engine power disparity
www.flightglobal.com | 1 hour 47 minutes ago
There was a 5% disparity in the torque delivered by the two turboprop engines powering the Swearingen Metro III that stalled on short final approach to...

Turkish Jets Bomb Suspected Rebel Targets in Iraq | Military.com
www.military.com | 15 hours 32 minutes ago
Turkish warplanes have bombed suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the military said Sunday - its second cross-border airstrike in just over a week.

defence.professionals | defpro.com
www.defpro.com | Feb 13, 2012
A MiG-27 attack-fighter aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) crashed near the general area of Maravila (Dummalasuriya Police area) this afternoon at 1336 hrs. ...

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www.aviation.ca | Feb 9, 2012
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Safety check ordered for all Airbus A380 jets - CBS News
www.cbsnews.com | Feb 8, 2012
The global fleet of Airbus superjumbo jets getting once-over after Qantas airlines finds cracks in the wings

Safety checks ordered for all Airbus A380 airplanes - CNN.com
www.cnn.com | Feb 8, 2012
All Airbus A380 airplanes must be checked for cracks in the wings within three to four weeks, the European Aviation Safety Agency ordered Wednesday.

Stolen Plane Crashes In California
www.avweb.com | Feb 8, 2012
A Cessna 172 that was stolen in Concord, Calif., over the weekend, crashed Sunday afternoon near Fresno, and the person at the controls, who NTSB investigators said was not certified to fly the airplane, was killed.

Airbus safety checks expanded - Pretoria News | IOL.co.za
www.pretorianews.co.za | Feb 8, 2012
Kuala Lumpur/Paris - European air safety officials extended checks for Airbus A380 wing cracks to the entire superjumbo fleet on Wednesday and said the widespread defects could pose a safety risk if left unremedied.

Airbus A380 Fleet To Be Checked For Cracks - Yahoo!
uk.news.yahoo.com | Feb 8, 2012
Read 'Airbus A380 Fleet To Be Checked For Cracks' on Yahoo!. All Airbus A380 superjumbos will be checked for cracks in their wings after the airline Qantas discovered dozens of tiny fractures during a maintenance inspection.

Cracking grounds Qantas A380 - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com | Feb 8, 2012
From Yahoo! News: Australia's Qantas removed one of its Airbus A380 superjumbos from service on Wednesday after discovering "minor cracks" in its wings, but said that there was no risk to flight safety.