Andrew-S
June 1st 07, 04:56 AM
Strange how the door with the letter A on it escaped obvious damage. It
also even stranger that the aircraft could be towed inside the hangar in
that condition with the tale all twisted up. I am assuming it was towed
inside because the area surrounding the aircraft appears to be unscathed...
Andrew
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>>>Subject: Still not sure on exact cause yet - Gamco Fire..
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>>> At least three Airbus aircraft were suffered damage in yesterday's fire
>>> at Middle East overhaul firm Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (Gamco), which
>>> started in an Airbus A300 said to belong to Qatar Airways .
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>>> Emerging details indicate that the effects of the fire at Gamco's Abu
>>> Dhabi facility were more severe than initially indicated, with jets
>>> belonging to Kingfisher Airlines and Air Mauritius confirmed as being
>>> affected.
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>>> Air Mauritius had an Airbus A319 parked next to the A300. The airline
>>> has identified the twin-jet as a four-year old example, owned by the
>>> carrier, equipped with CFM International CFM56 engines.
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>>> "According to initial information the tail of the aircraft collapsed and
>>> parts fell on our aircraft," says an Air Mauritius spokesman. "We do not
>>> know the extent of the damage and therefore cannot advise when the
>>> aircraft will be back in
>>> service."
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>>> India's Kingfisher Airlines says that it had an Airbus A320 in the same
>>> hangar awaiting a C1-check and installation of inflight entertainment
>>> systems.
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>>> A spokesman for the carrier says that the International Aero Engines
>>> V2500-powered twin-jet, which is owned by lessor AerCap and is less than
>>> two years old, escaped with "little damage" although it was subjected to
>>> "falling debris ".
>>>
>>> Qatar Airways has not confirmed that it is the operator of the A300 at
>>> the heart of the investigation, although there are increasing
>>> indications that the jet in question is an A300-600R and that the jet
>>> has sustained serious damage.
>>>
>>> Gamco general manager Saif Al Mughairy tells flightglobal that, despite
>>> the fire, the maintenance operation itself should not be badly affected.
>>> He is not prepared to disclose details of the fire damage, beyond
>>> confirming that it started in an
>>> A300 aircraft, or the specific customers affected.
>>>
>>> But he says that the company is otherwise operating "as normal" and that
>>> he is "very confident" that main investigation into the incident will be
>>> completed within four or five days.
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also even stranger that the aircraft could be towed inside the hangar in
that condition with the tale all twisted up. I am assuming it was towed
inside because the area surrounding the aircraft appears to be unscathed...
Andrew
"Alan" > wrote in message
m...
>>>Subject: Still not sure on exact cause yet - Gamco Fire..
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>>> At least three Airbus aircraft were suffered damage in yesterday's fire
>>> at Middle East overhaul firm Gulf Aircraft Maintenance (Gamco), which
>>> started in an Airbus A300 said to belong to Qatar Airways .
>>>
>>> Emerging details indicate that the effects of the fire at Gamco's Abu
>>> Dhabi facility were more severe than initially indicated, with jets
>>> belonging to Kingfisher Airlines and Air Mauritius confirmed as being
>>> affected.
>>>
>>> Air Mauritius had an Airbus A319 parked next to the A300. The airline
>>> has identified the twin-jet as a four-year old example, owned by the
>>> carrier, equipped with CFM International CFM56 engines.
>>>
>>> "According to initial information the tail of the aircraft collapsed and
>>> parts fell on our aircraft," says an Air Mauritius spokesman. "We do not
>>> know the extent of the damage and therefore cannot advise when the
>>> aircraft will be back in
>>> service."
>>>
>>> India's Kingfisher Airlines says that it had an Airbus A320 in the same
>>> hangar awaiting a C1-check and installation of inflight entertainment
>>> systems.
>>>
>>> A spokesman for the carrier says that the International Aero Engines
>>> V2500-powered twin-jet, which is owned by lessor AerCap and is less than
>>> two years old, escaped with "little damage" although it was subjected to
>>> "falling debris ".
>>>
>>> Qatar Airways has not confirmed that it is the operator of the A300 at
>>> the heart of the investigation, although there are increasing
>>> indications that the jet in question is an A300-600R and that the jet
>>> has sustained serious damage.
>>>
>>> Gamco general manager Saif Al Mughairy tells flightglobal that, despite
>>> the fire, the maintenance operation itself should not be badly affected.
>>> He is not prepared to disclose details of the fire damage, beyond
>>> confirming that it started in an
>>> A300 aircraft, or the specific customers affected.
>>>
>>> But he says that the company is otherwise operating "as normal" and that
>>> he is "very confident" that main investigation into the incident will be
>>> completed within four or five days.
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