Monday 19 April 2010

BREAKING NEWS11:42am UK, Monday April 19, 2010 BA Test Flight: 'No Sign Of Ash Damage'

Sky Sources are reporting that the British Airways Test flight, sent up yesterday, has found no evidence of damage from volcanic ash.

The Boeing 747 jumbo jet, which was also carrying the BA chief executive Willie Walsh, landed without incident at British Airways' maintenance headquarters in Cardiff.
The aircraft flew for more than two hours, up to an altitude of 40,000 feet.
A team of engineers have carried out a detailed visual inspection and found no sign of damage to the aircraft or its engines.
A more detailed technical analysis is now being undertaken to confirm those initial findings.
The apparent lack of damage will reinforce the calls by many airlines to allow flights to resume again as soon as possible.
The crisis is estimated to be costing the European Aviation industry more than a 130 million pounds a day.
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