Cathay Pacific grounds planes after engine downside | EUROtoday

Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has cancelled two dozen flights after a aircraft heading from the town to Zurich was compelled to show round resulting from an “engine component failure”.

The firm says it’s now inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 plane and has discovered {that a} defective half in a few of the engines must be changed.

Rolls-Royce has instructed the BBC the aircraft was powered by its Trent XWB-97 engines.

The UK-based engineering big’s shares fell by greater than 6% in Monday’s buying and selling session in London.

Cathay Pacific stated the engine element that brought about its aircraft to return to Hong Kong was “the first of its type to suffer such failure on any A350 aircraft worldwide.”

“Thus far we have identified a number of the same engine components that need to be replaced, spare parts have been secured and repair work is underway,” the airline stated in a press release.

“As a result, a number of aircraft will be out of service for several days while this process is being completed and Cathay Pacific’s operating schedules will be affected.”

The airline expects the inspection of its A350 fleet to be accomplished in a while Tuesday.

Cathay Pacific obtained the primary of its Airbus A350 plane in 2016, that are outfitted with fuel-efficient Rolls-Royce engines.

“We are committed to working closely with the airline, aircraft manufacturer and the relevant authorities to support their investigation into this incident,” Rolls-Royce instructed BBC News.