Airbus A340 involved in ground accident during engine testing.

mimo2005 · 11-28-2007, 07:24 AM

Etihad Airways said an accident involving an Airbus A340-600 aircraft due to be delivered to the Abu Dhabi-based airline next week is unlikely to have a 'significant impact' on its operations, although the full impact has not yet been assessed, he said.

Most of the people involved in the aircraft are employees of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, a Middle Eastern maintenance company. Airbus staff were also present.

The accident took place at Airbus's Saint-Martin site at Toulouse Blagnac, adjacent to the city's airport. Airbus confirmed that five of the nine people on board aircraft MSN 856 were injured; there were no fatalities.

Airbus today confirmed that of the five people injured, three remained in hospital. One is an employee of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, and two are Airbus employees.

photos :
http://www.airlineempires.net/blog/2...-airbus-loses/

**EnglishPaul** · 11-28-2007, 03:15 PM

Airbus seem to be having a really bad time recently.
In fact this accident could almost be a bigger metaphor for the A380 project: Everything looked so promising, until things slipped, and the project flew at speed into a wall.

**TheAtheist** · 11-28-2007, 03:38 PM

The thing is, these type of incidents are very rare, so nothing to be concerned about. And luckily no passengers were onboard

DonaldG · 11-29-2007, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mimo2005

Etihad Airways said an accident involving an Airbus A340-600 aircraft due to be delivered to the Abu Dhabi-based airline next week is unlikely to have a 'significant impact' on its operations, although the full impact has not yet been assessed, he said.

Certainly had a full impact on the wall!

Maybe photo 2 should go into the 'hilarious photo thread'. My caption would be "Owing to a slight problem with the airstairs, entry will be through the flight deck" or "This is the captain speaking, is there a pilot on board?"

11-28-2007, 07:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Airbus A340 involved in ground accident during engine testing. Etihad Airways said an accident involving an Airbus A340-600 aircraft due to be delivered to the Abu Dhabi-based airline next week is unlikely to have a 'significant impact' on its operations, although the full impact has not yet been assessed, he said. Most of the people involved in the aircraft are employees of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, a Middle Eastern maintenance company. Airbus staff were also present. The accident took place at Airbus's Saint-Martin site at Toulouse Blagnac, adjacent to the city's airport. Airbus confirmed that five of the nine people on board aircraft MSN 856 were injured; there were no fatalities. Airbus today confirmed that of the five people injured, three remained in hospital. One is an employee of Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies, and two are Airbus employees. photos : http://www.airlineempires.net/blog/2...-airbus-loses/ __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2	Re: Airbus A340 involved in ground accident during engine testing. Airbus seem to be having a really bad time recently. In fact this accident could almost be a bigger metaphor for the A380 project: Everything looked so promising, until things slipped, and the project flew at speed into a wall.

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