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Cathay Inspects A350 Fleet After Engine Component Failure

Cathay is conducting fleet-wide inspection of its 48 Airbus A350 aircraft (Credit: AFP)

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has temporarily grounded its fleet of A350 aircraft for inspections after a "first of its type" engine component failure forced a flight to Zurich to turn back on Monday.

Cathay is conducting fleet-wide inspection of its 48 Airbus A350 aircraft and "a number of aircraft will be out of service for several days", the airline said in a statement Monday night.

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