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

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

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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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Washington plane crash: critical data rests inside submerged Black Hawk wreckage

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Parts that have been salvaged in the last 48 hours include the right wing, center fuselage, part of the left wing and left fuselage, significant portions of the forward cabin and cockpit, vertical and horizontal stabilizers, tail cone, rudder, elevators, TCAS computer and quick access recorder.

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FAA mandates CFM56 engine nacelle modifications after fatal Southwest incident  

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According to hr FAA, the use of such brackets can prevent exhaust nozzles from becoming loose or detaching entirely from the engine during catastrophic failures, which can detach and cause further damage to the aircraft fuselage, tail section, or horizontal stabilizer.

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

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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

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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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What Are Canards In Aviation?

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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.