Emirates, the world’s biggest airline by international traffic, said it’s studying “ways and means” to accommodate an order for 30 more Airbus SAS A380 superjumbos. (www.bloomberg.com) More...
That one should be an easy fix... and it could have been as simple as a bad battery which is the same basic battery that has been flying for years. I am sure that is all a Priority one with Boeing right now.
It's not just one electrical problem,it's many and what would've happened if it had occurred at 40,000 ft ? While we are at it,I see it's got yet another fuel problem as well ! I'm just trying to point out things happen with brand new types and it's unfair to single one out.
Why are so many people flying through Dubai I don't get it. A few years ago there was nothing but sand and camels in that area why the surge in interest to fly through an area like that?? Not knocking the place just curious why so much traffic .
Business! They have unlimited cash, they have the space to build a super airport and ther are no restriction as to when aircraft can take off or land other than those of the routes they operate to. Dubai is also a convenient staging post for Europe, Asia, the Far East and many parts of the Americas.
