Cathay Pacific services are being disrupted after its entire Airbus
A350-1000 fleet was called in for engine inspections after a component
failure on one of its aircraft this week.
The airline, one of the world’s largest users of the long-haul jet,
said its flight crew identified an engine component failure — believed
to involve a fuel nozzle — on flight CX383 from Hong Kong to Zurich on
Monday. The plane later returned to Hong Kong.
Cathay has identified similar technical issues with other A350-1000
aircraft in its fleet and is inspecting and correcting each aircraft —
which are powered by Rolls Royce XWB engines — before returning them to
service.
The carrier cancelled at least 34 return flights up to Wednesday because of the inspection, most of them regional flights.
“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,” Cathay said in a statement.
“We are committed to minimising any disruption for our customers and
will keep them informed with the latest updates, proactively providing
alternative travel arrangements when necessary.”
Cathay Pacific said it expects to resume full operations by Saturday.