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Airbus Beluga to help free damaged BA A350 stranded at Heathrow since April

Aerotime

The British Airways Airbus A350-1000, registered G-XWBC, was involved in a collision with a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner at Heathrow in April 2024, resulting in damage to the aircraft’s right-hand horizontal stabilizer.

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Airbus Beluga Makes Rare Stop At London Heathrow Airport To Deliver British Airways A350 Parts

Simple Flying

An Airbus BelugaXL has flown to London Heathrow to deliver spare parts for a British Airways A350 that had been damaged after another aircraft hit its horizontal stabilizer at London Heathrow.

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Airbus Beluga Makes Rare Stop At London Heathrow Airport To Deliver British Airways A350 Parts

Simple Flying

An Airbus BelugaXL has flown to London Heathrow to deliver spare parts for a British Airways A350 that had been damaged after another aircraft hit its horizontal stabilizer at London Heathrow.

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Saudia transports three Boeing 777s from Jeddah to Riyadh by road 

Aerotime

AviationWG / X Photos posted on X show the three aircraft with wings, tails, and horizontal stabilizers removed with cranes being used to lift the carcasses of the aircraft onto the trailers for their ignominious final journeys.

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What Are Canards In Aviation?

Simple Flying

This forward-swept horizontal stabilizer, positioned ahead of the main wings, has been implemented across a range of aircraft, from experimental designs to advanced military jets. In the world of aircraft design, innovation never stands still.

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Ground collision between two Delta flights at the Atlanta hub

World Airline News

Based on playback, it appears to be a ground collision between a Delta A350 and Delta Connection CRJ-900 that resulted in the vertical and horizontal stabilizer of the CRJ being severed from the aircraft.

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PT-19 Takes to The Skies Again After Six-Year Restoration

Vintage Aviation News

The aircraft’s wings and horizontal stabilizer required only minor repairs. The restoration project team, led by Ed Vesley, Stan Turner, Tom Calpouzos, and Lisa Sanford, invested approximately 5,000 hours of work to complete the project.