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Launched into commercial service in 2015, the A350-900 was Airbus' first XWB (Extra Wide Body) variant and remains the ...
The issue occurred on a five-year-old Airbus A350-1000, which uses Rolls-Royce's Trent XWB-97 engines, but some carriers are also inspecting the more popular A350-900 aircraft which use a ...
Rolls Royce's Trent XWB-97 is the sole engine choice for the A350-1000, the largest version of the widebody jet that can carry up to 480 passengers. The A350-900 uses a different Rolls Royce engine.
While the issue occurred on one of Cathay Pacific's 18 A350-1000 jets, the company also inspected 30 A350-900 jets as a “precautionary measure.” Cathay Pacific anticipates all jets will be ...
The A350-1000 and the A350 freighter use Trent XWB-97 engines, Rolls-Royce's largest civil jet engine. The more popular A350-900 uses its Trent XWB-84 engines. ARE ALL A350 ENGINES AFFECTED?
Cathay Pacific Airways said it would return all Airbus A350s to operation by Saturday following engine fuel lines repairs, while other airlines were waiting for guidance from manufacturer Rolls ...
Sydney in April was the first Australian city and second destination outside of Hong Kong to see the new cabin product, with ...
Similarly, Singapore Airlines is inspecting the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines that power its Airbus A350-900 fleet out of precaution, according to a spokesperson for the Singapore national carrier.
AerCap has delivered the second new Airbus A350-900 to Cathay Pacific Airways. This follows delivery of the first A350-900 aircraft in May 2016.
The Cathay incident prompted other airlines in the region to carry out similar checks on their A350-900 and A350-1000 models, which are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 and XWB-97 engines ...
Cathay Pacific Airlines operates a fleet of 179 aircraft, of which 48 are Airbus A350 widebody jets. The fleet includes 30 A350-900s with an average age of 7.0 years and 18 larger A350-1000s with ...
The EAD follows a Sept. 1 inflight engine fire on a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 shortly after takeoff from Hong Kong en route to Zurich on flight CX383. Crew were forced to shut down the engine and ...