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Norwegian engine failure prompts Virgin to delay A340 retirement

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Virgin Atlantic has pushed back the retirement date for its Airbus A340-600 fleet after an engine failure suffered by a Norwegian Boeing 787-8 temporarily affected the availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplants. (www.flightglobal.com) More...

Roger Anderson
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almacdonald18
Alan Macdonald 1
Just wish they could fly the -600's forever. They just take me back to the DC-8-61/63 era, when these planes looked so long and sleek, then so happy to see them live on in the 71/73 guise. Nothing else like them around nowadays.
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Jackx9
Don Quixote -2
Buy GE folks. Rolls Royce is falling behind.
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spbking
Stuart Fountain 1
That's because there's no Government support for RR whereas GE collect vast amounts on unaudited US military contracts and use the money to fund commercial propulsion plants
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