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2025-12-22 Europe

Terror on board Air France jet as plane plummets 'nose first' nearly 30,000ft within minutes after engine explodes setting 'wing on fire' and leaving passengers fearing they would be 'smashed to pieces'

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-22 07:56|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1830 views ] Top

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What is your 1st guess where the engine parts are coming from? Or who might be working on them?

Posted by NN2N1 2025-12-22 08:45|| 2025-12-22 08:45|| Front Page Top

2 Scairbus A320.

Posted by EMS Artifact 2025-12-22 10:01|| 2025-12-22 10:01|| Front Page Top

3 [AI]Air France engine suppliers
Air France-KLM, the parent company of Air France, has a significant relationship with CFM International, a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines, as its primary engine supplier for the Airbus A320neo family fleet.
In July 2022, Air France-KLM signed an agreement with CFM International for the acquisition of 200 LEAP-1A engines to power its new fleet of Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft.
This decision followed a prior order of 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft with purchase rights for 60 additional aircraft, aimed at renewing and expanding the fleets of KLM, Transavia Netherlands, and Transavia France.

CFM International has also expanded its partnership with Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M), a major maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider, to enhance the LEAP open MRO network.
AFI KLM E&M has developed 200 repair procedures for the CFM LEAP turbofan engine and is operating LEAP-1A test cells at its Paris and Amsterdam sites to meet growing MRO demand.
The company has also been developing in-house repair capabilities for aircraft parts due to delays in spare parts deliveries from suppliers, including efforts to repair components for the Pratt & Whitney GTF engines used on Air France’s Airbus A220 fleet.

Additionally, Air France-KLM has selected GEnx engines for its Boeing 787 fleet, indicating a diversified engine supplier strategy across different aircraft types.
While CFM International is the primary supplier for the A320neo family, the airline group continues to operate CFM56-7B engines on its Boeing 737 NG and CFM56-5B engines on its Airbus A320ceo fleets, reflecting a long-standing relationship with CFM.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-12-22 10:02|| 2025-12-22 10:02|| Front Page Top

4 #1 Ze French don't buy non-French things.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-12-22 10:37|| 2025-12-22 10:37|| Front Page Top

5 Falling about six miles in ten minutes is 36 miles per hour.

I wouldn't call that a "plummet".

Posted by Bobby 2025-12-22 11:48|| 2025-12-22 11:48|| Front Page Top

6 Had the same thought Bobby.

Could be the first couple minutes were, uh, diamond producing, then leveled out.

Hope the transfer flight comp'd the alcohol bill.

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