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Airbus: sudden depressurization causes 6 injured on A-330

Toulouse, France - Second safety problem in two weeks

After last week an Airbus A-340-600 airplane destined to Etihad Airways had hit an anti-noise barrier, causing ten wounded among the passengers on board (see AVIONEWS), yesterday a new episode involved an aircraft belonging to the European air-consortium. During a test flight, an Airbus A-330 devoted to be delivered to carrier Air Mauritius, faced a depressurization problem, forcing the pilot to carry...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1082428
Rome, Italy, 11/22/2007 15:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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