Cathay Pacific to resume full flights on Saturday after A350 engine part replacement
Cathay Pacific Airways announced Wednesday that it will fully resume flights on Saturday after replacing faulty fuel lines on the engines of its Airbus A350 aircraft, a problem that forced it to cancel dozens of flights.
Cathay suspended operations of its A350s after a flight to Zurich had to return to Hong Kong due to an “engine component failure.”
An inspection determined that it had to replace the fuel line on 15 of its A350s, whose engines are made by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
“Fifteen aircraft were identified whose engine fuel lines were due for replacement. Of these, six have already been successfully repaired and are ready for operation,” the Hong Kong-based company said in a statement.
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“The remaining nine aircraft will be repaired and are expected to resume operations by Saturday,” he added.
The airline has canceled about 90 flights, mostly regional routes including connections to Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo and Bangkok.
Other Asian airlines subjected their Airbus A350-900 and A350-1000 fleets to inspections.
Japan Airlines confirmed that three of its A350 aircraft had no problems and that two others would be evaluated on Wednesday.
Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines said Tuesday that they are conducting inspections but that initially there would be no impact on their operations.
Airbus and Rolls-Royce have so far refused to comment on the problem, saying that an ongoing investigation prevents them from commenting on the issue.
With information from AFP
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