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Holmes CHAN

Cathay Says 15 Airbus Planes Need New Engine Parts After Fleet-wide Inspections

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

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Tuesday that 15 of its Airbus A350 jets needed new engine parts after inspecting its entire fleet, which was grounded following a "first of its type" engine component failure.

Cathay, one of the largest operators worldwide of the A350 jet, had grounded its 48-plane fleet of the aircraft and cancelled dozens of flights after a Zurich-bound plane was forced to turn back to Hong Kong on Monday.

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