Ethiad Crash New Plane......never got off the ground.

[jacko 8,815]

I received a message and some pics relating to an incident from last November... of an Airbus 340-600 that the ADAT (Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies) test crew managed to crash into a blast barrier during pre-delivery tests.

 

 

The pics most certainly showed a messed up Airbus in Ethiad livery.....

 

 

The message claimed a news blackout to protect Arab sensibilities......

 

 

If this is accurate, I hope none of these guys get to pilot flights!

 

Anyone else heard rumours? Confirmation or dismiss as bunkum?

Edited September 30, 2008 by jacko

[Sybarite 1]

Your only 2 weeks late in posting this bit of 'news' to the board.

 

If you had used the search function before you created this thread you would have realised that someone posted the full details and pictures in an earlier thread 'Are you sure you want to fly Etihad?, This could explain their cheap deals!'

 

http://www.pattayatalk.com/forums/index.ph...9&hl=Etihad

 

And even then the poster acknowledges that the story was old news as the story dated back to November 2007.

 

Anyway good to see that you are quicker off the mark than usual.

[jacko 8,815]

Well thanks for pointing that out to me... I don't use the search function before I post. It is exactly the same incident.

 

Thanks for confirming it as I requested.

 

To save me time, perhaps you could also point out the other incidents for the 'than usual' comparison.

 

(This is depressing, I must have read that previous post and have no recollection of it......I'll be forgetting how to abbreviate 'you are' next)

Edited September 30, 2008 by jacko

[short 215]

Why is it that Airbus aircraft seems to go up in flames whenever they have a fender bender.

[jacko 8,815]

Aw man! Don't bring this back to the top!