Commercial Aircraft Channel
Solar plane ends first leg of intercontinental bid
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed safely in Madrid early Friday at the end of the first leg of its attempt at an intercontinental flight without using a drop of fuel.
Pilot Andre Borschberg successfully had launched the plane from an airfield in Payerne in western Switzerlandat around 8:30am (0630 GMT) Thursday, bound for Rabat via Madrid, after a ...
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Airbus delays A380 wing crack repairs to 2013
Airbus has delayed repairs to wing cracks on its flagship A380 superjumbo to early next year in order to allow time to ensure the fixes are final, the company said on Thursday.
"The critical point is that we only want to go and do this one time," said Airbus Executive Vice President Tom Williams.
"The permanent solution will be applied in the earl...
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