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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Rachel Hagan

Travellers face years of flight route cancellations over plane parts shortage

Rolls-Royce said supply chain conditions are challenging - (PA Archive)

The parts shortage which has forced British jet engine maker Rolls-Royce’s airline customers to ground jets could go on for years, an expert has warned.

Flight cancellations are expected to increase as airlines struggle with shortages of parts for the Trent 1000 engine which powers long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner craft, with British Airways (BA) and Virgin Atlantic among the carriers most affected.

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