Cathay Pacific said it had started an inspection of its entire fleet of Airbus A350 aircraft as a “precautionary measure” following an engine problem on one of its long-haul jets.
The Hong Kong-based carrier said on Monday it had identified an “engine component failure” in a Zurich-bound A350 aircraft that forced the plane to return to Hong Kong. The engines for the wide-body plane are made by Rolls-Royce but the airline did not specify the component in question.
Shares in Rolls-Royce, the sole provider of engines for A350 jets, fell 6.5 per cent in London on the news. Airbus shares were down 1.6 per cent.
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