On August 1st, a British Airways Airbus A380 flying from Johannesburg OR Tambo International in South Africa to London Heathrow was forced to return to its point of origin due to reports of smoke in the cabin. It was later revealed that the problem even affected the jet’s crew rest area.The issue forced the double-decker quadjet to return to Johannesburg. Because it didn’t perform a fuel dump, the landing was fairly heavy.
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Will This Boeing 787, Damaged By Ground Vehicle, Ever Fly Again?
Well, at the time we’re releasing this video, it will be just about two months since a Boeing 787-9 was struck by a ground service vehicle at London Heathrow. The aircraft, operated by Saudi Arabian Airlines, has been at the UK airport ever since. And so we thought we’d take this opportunity to explore why the aircraft has been on the ground for such a long time and may never fly again…
Emirates To Deploy Airbus A350 To London Gatwick
At present, Emirates offers a staggering 11 daily services to 3 London area airports! That includes 3 daily A380 services to Gatwick and 6 daily A380 services to Heathrow. Incredible! Now, it looks like things WILL change in the future as Emirates re-balances its aircraft with anticipated demand. Part of this will see the A350 deployed to Gatwick.