Boeing said a power panel in 787 flight test aircraft ZA002's aft electronics bay suffered a "failure" during a Nov. 9 flight, leading "to a fire involving an insulation blanket" that caused main cabin smoke necessitating an emergency landing that has brought the Dreamliner flight test program to an indefinite halt.

Airbus parent EADS posted third-quarter net income of €13 million ($17.9 million), reversed from an €87 million net deficit in the year-ago period, as revenue increased 18% to €11.27 billion on the back of rising commercial aircraft sales.

Rolls-Royce on Friday reiterated that the issue that caused the uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas Airbus A380 on Nov. 4 "is specific to the Trent 900" and unrelated to the test-stand failure of a Trent 1000 for the 787 in August.

Boeing said a power panel in 787 flight test aircraft ZA002's aft electronics bay suffered a "failure" during a Nov. 9 flight, leading "to a fire involving an insulation blanket" that caused main cabin smoke necessitating an emergency landing that has brought the Dreamliner flight test program to an indefinite halt.

EASA issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive for all Rolls-Royce Trent 900 series engines calling for “repetitive inspections of the Low Pressure Turbine stage 1 blades and case drain, HP/IP structure air buffer cavity and oil service tubes in order to detect any abnormal oil leakage” in the wake of the uncontained failure of a Trent 972 on a Qantas Airbus A380 on Nov. 4 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 11).

EASA has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive for all Rolls-Royce Trent 900 series engines calling for “repetitive inspections of the Low Pressure Turbine stage 1 blades and case drain, HP/IP structure air buffer cavity and oil service tubes in order to detect any abnormal oil leakage” in the wake of the uncontained failure of a Trent 972 on a Qantas Airbus A380 on Nov. 4 (ATW Daily News, Nov. 11).

Boeing said it has completed the power-on sequence for the first 747-8 Intercontinental. "This is a critical step in the assembly process for the new 747-8 Intercontinental," 747 Deputy Program Manager Elizabeth Lund said. Boeing last month completed the final body join of the first 747-8I (ATW Daily News, Oct. 8).

Bombardier Aerospace announced Wednesday that its 100-seat CRJ1000 was awarded Aircraft Type Certificates from Transport Canada and EASA clearing the way for deliveries to begin to Air Nostrum and Air France subsidiary BritAir. Bombardier has booked firm orders for 49 CRJ1000s, comprising 35 from Air Nostrum and 14 from BritAir (ATW Daily News, Sept. 30).