Daily Archives: 7 April 2012

Ryanair: Terror on board over the Alps

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Moments of intense fear of a Ryanair flight took off from Bergamo and directed in Nottingham, in England. A few minutes after takeoff the flight has been a strong depressurisation and therefore had to make an emergency landing at Frankfurt airport, in Germania.

Inside the cabin there were moments of fear. Immediately after the SOS launched by the pilot the plane started to nosedive just as it flew over the Alps. Compartments are output by the oxygen masks and emergency flight has reduced the share up to 3000 meters.

The pressure drop is one of the biggest problems for a jet flying over 8000 meters. At that altitude the human body would be unable to breathe because of the low pressure… So, on the cabin must restore the conditions on the ground to allow for normal breathing of passengers.

Airbus begins final assembly of the first A350 XWB

A350 XWB FAL Start 1 The A350 XWB final assembly of the first started on the new final assembly line in Toulouse. This stage is progressing dell'A350XWB marked the beginning of the union of the central part of the fuselage (of 19,7 m in length) with the front part of the fuselage (21 m in length).

This first cell of the A350 XWB will be used for static structural tests that all new aircraft must be made in the certification process. The assembly of MSN1, A350 XWB for the first flight test, will begin this summer.

The central part of the fuselage, came from Airbus site of Saint Nazare, was transported by Beluga in Toulouse, transport aircraft from Airbus, the 4 April 2012. The front part of the fuselage had previously been transported from Saint-Nazaire to the final assembly line of the A350 XWB the 23 December 2011. The delivery and installation of the rear of the fuselage from Hamburg will take place over the next few weeks, followed by delivery of the wings, arriving from the Airbus site in Broughton, in the United Kingdom.

The fuselage of the A350 XWB consists of three main sections (front, center and rear). The union of these three sections will be performed at the first station of the main assembly, Station 50. The nose gear is assembled at this station. After this stage the fuselage will be transferred to Station 40, for joining the wings and tail sections. At the same, will proceed simultaneously with installation of the cabin, union of the wings to the fuselage and the tensioning system of the aircraft. In this way you can switch to functional tests faster than the timing of previous programs.

Turkish Airlines: the Turin – Istanbul becomes daily

It was held in Turin Airport press conference to announce the increase of flights on Turkish Airlines from Istanbul that the Turin- 28 May become a daily. For the occasion, all 13.35, Boeing has landed 737-800, presented 15 Last March in Istanbul, covered with pictures of 17 thousand employees Turkish Airlines. This is the first official occasion in which the plane arrives in Italy after his presentation.

"This new increase of frequencies on the route to Istanbul marks a big step forward for our company, and for our target" – said Cem Sahir Islam, General Manager Turkish Airlines Torino – "Our goal is to be able to create a real connection between Italy and the rest of the world, encouraging business trips but also trips Lesure ". An increase of frequency, then, which confirms the strategy of the national airline of Turkey to focus mainly on the quality and granularity of services offered in Italy and around the world, not least the announcement last 25 March, in ben 134 new flights worldwide.