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Old 11th January 2013, 09:05   #1
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Would you get on one .


Fuel leaks .
Dodgy brakes.

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Old 11th January 2013, 09:09   #2
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Would you get on one .


Fuel leaks .
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No thanks.
That cant be can it?
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Old 11th January 2013, 09:14   #3
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That's nothing, apparently the 380 has had more in-flight emergencies, (different from declaring an emergency) in it's short operational life than the Concorde had in it's entirety, (OK, a 380 hasn't crashed).

http://atwonline.com/airline-finance...80-issues-1031

http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/Details/42253
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Old 11th January 2013, 09:31   #4
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Would you get on one .


Fuel leaks .
Dodgy brakes.

No thanks.
Yes, but imagine all of those Nectar points when you fill her up with 120,000 litres.
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Old 11th January 2013, 14:09   #5
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That's nothing, apparently the 380 has had more in-flight emergencies, (different from declaring an emergency) in it's short operational life than the Concorde had in it's entirety, (OK, a 380 hasn't crashed).
It was rumoured here that someone put a 380 into the sea on a test flight!
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Old 11th January 2013, 14:13   #6
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It was rumoured here that someone put a 380 into the sea on a test flight!
Was that to see if it leaked.
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Old 11th January 2013, 19:55   #7
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Was that to see if it leaked.
Flew too near the sun and the wings melted.
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Old 11th January 2013, 22:02   #8
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No thanks.
Sounds like a nightmare!
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I'm looking forward to the first nacelles coming into work for repair.

Shouldn't be long there bound to have a bird strike at some point they all do.
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Old 11th January 2013, 22:27   #10
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Mid '90s I flew to the Philippines with Philippine Airlines when they still flew from the UK. It was a pretty old 747, they're on the 747/400 now, I think this was a 747/0, creaks and groans all the time. You know the cool drawer in that galley where they chill the canned drinks etc, taking off after one of the intermediate stops I watched this wave of water spill out of the cool drawer and run down the aisle next to me. I'm thinking to myself, ****, there's probably all kinds of wiring under there
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