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Cathay Pacific A330
damaged when air
bridge collapsed
In early April, a Cathay Pacific Airways
A330 suffered some damage after a rear
air bridge at the Hong Kong International
Airport collapsed. Fortunately, the
incident occurred only after all 262
passengers had boarded the plane, A350 XWB MSN001 equipped with
though a worker in the air bridge’s Trent engines and Honeywell APU
operating cabin was injured. Speaking to
Flightglobal at the time, a spokesperson Airbus has installed two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and the
from Airport Authority Hong Kong said, Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) on the first flight-test A350 XWB
“The air bridge at gate 71 fell because of (MSN001). Following that, the A350 XWB MSN001 is expected to undergo ground
a technical problem.” tests, preparation and painting, before being handed over to the Airbus flight test
team. At the point of writing, MSN001 had not yet achieved its maiden flight.

Indonesia’s CAS may set
up shop in Batam
Indonesian airline catering and
maintenance provider PT Cardig Aerso
Services (CAS) may set up a new facility
in Batam. CAS’s CEO and President
Diono Nurjadin said the company has
identified a potential site in Batam’s A380 wing-fix on its way
Hang Nadim Airport with a four- In late March and early April, reports permanent wing feet repairs on one of
kilometre runway and a hangar that can said the European Aviation Safety Lufthansa’s A380s, and was scheduled
house two single-air aircraft, and noted Agency (EASA) was close to issuing an to perform the same repairs on 31 other
that it was ideal for no-frills carriers. airworthiness directive approving and A380s: 10 for Lufthansa, 12 for Qantas
Speaking to the Business Times earlier mandating the permanent fix for the in Lufthansa Technik’s Manila facility,
this year, he said, “The venture is high- cracking problem affecting A380’s wing- and nine for Emirates at Ameco Beijing.
priority because we have the opportunity rib brackets. At the time, Lufthansa For now, the world awaits EASA’s
in Batam at the moment.” Technik was allegedly carrying out certification of the modification.

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