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What are airlines carrying out in reaction to Cathay Pacific's Jet A350 engine failure

A number of airline companies are performing preventive evaluations on their Airplane A350 fleets after Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific found 15 aircrafts that needed fuel line repair work following the inflight failure of an engine part.

The issue occurred on a five-year-old Plane A350-1000, which uses Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB-97 engines, however some carriers are also checking the more popular A350-900 airplane which use a different engine model.

The European Union Air Travel Security Agency (EASA) on Thursday provided airlines between 3 and thirty days to perform visual checks and measurements on the fuel houses in A350-1000 engines. The A350-900 is not impacted.

Here is what airline companies are doing, divided by the design of the aircraft:

A350-1000

Cathay Pacific, which has 48 A350 jets, identified 15 aircraft that required the replacement of engine components that were set to be completed by Saturday. It did not define which designs were being repaired.

Japan Airlines (JAL), which has 5 new A350-1000s, said on Thursday it had actually checked those engines and discovered no problems. It will do additional evaluations on the airplane based on a Service Publication provided by Rolls-Royce.

Qatar Airways stated on Friday it was carrying out evaluations of its 24 A350-1000s after it received a regulation from EASA and Rolls-Royce.

UAE's Etihad Airways, which has 5 A350-1000s, said it was checking engines across its A350 fleet and had up until now not discovered concerns.

Virgin Atlantic, which operates 12 A350-1000s, stated on Friday it has actually received an Airworthiness Regulation to check the XWB engines, adding that it is working closely with Airplane and Rolls Royce. Examinations should trigger very little disruptions to the group's flying program, it stated.

British Airways, which has 18 A350-1000s, has not commented on the scenario.

A350-900

A representative for JAL stated the Tokyo-based carrier had likewise performed voluntary evaluations of its A350-900 airplane as a. safety measure and no problems were discovered.

Air China, a significant A350-900 operator, will. perform basic engine checks, reported Caixin, a Chinese. company and economics publication.

Singapore Airlines, which has a fleet of 63. A350-900 airplanes, said it was inspecting the engines on its. airplane but there was no influence on flights.

Delta Air Lines, which has 30 A350-900s, stated the. airline company runs its global operation with the high requirement of. look after security, dependability and care that we constantly do.

Thai Airways, which has 23 of them, said its. professionals continuously examine the scenario and make engine. checks frequently.

(source: Reuters)