The engine safety incident that affected the Hong Kong carrier’s Airbus A350-1000 aircraft reinforces the high safety standards industry regulators put on airlines and airline employees alike, says Endau Analytics’ Shukor Yusof.
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 aircraft is seen in Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong , China on Sep 3, 2024. How the birthday will be celebrated depends on how quickly the airline, recognised as one of the world’s best, recovers from anShortly after Flight CX383 took off from Chek Lap Kok airport for the Swiss capital, one of the engines failed, forcing the plane to circle to dump fuel before landing safely back in Hong Kong .
It was reported in Bloomberg that Cathay expected flight volume to fully recover in early 2025 and has fully repaid the government loan that kept it afloat during the pandemic. Additionally, large numbers of visitors have also started to return to Hong Kong this year. The Airbus A350 family of widebody aircraft was designed in 2004, as a response to Boeing’s Dreamliner jet, the B787 family. The A350 is now the flagship twin-aisle passenger jet, since Airbus ended production of its superjumbo A380 since 2021.
The A350-1000 planes are a stretched version of the widely popular A350-900. Singapore Airlines is the world’s largest operator of the A350 family, with more than 60 A350-900 jets currently in its fleet, including A350 freighters. Cathay’s engineers have since completed checks on its A350-1000s and completed repairs on the fuel hose in question.
Cathay has shown itself to be responsive to this safety issue, by quickly cancelling flights and inspecting its fleet, as well as ensuring disruptions to passengers’ travel plans were minimised.
Airbus Cathay Pacific Hong Kong
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Cathay Pacific Airways inspects A350 fleet after identifying engine component failure:Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday it had started a fleet-wide inspection of its Airbus A350 aircraft as a precautionary measure after it identified an engine component failure in one of its flights.
Read more »
Cathay Pacific Airways inspects A350 fleet after identifying engine part failureThe carrier said it had cancelled 24 return flights operating until the end of Sept 3.
Read more »
Cathay Pacific cancels some flights, inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failureHong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday (Sep 2) it had started inspecting all its Airbus A350 jets after the in-flight failure of an engine component, sending shares in British engine supplier Rolls-Royce down sharply.
Read more »
Cathay Pacific inspects Airbus A350 fleet after engine part failureHong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday (Sept 2) it had started inspecting all its Airbus A350 jets after the in-flight failure of an engine component, sending shares in British engine supplier Rolls-Royce down sharply.
Read more »
Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 engine part failure: What you need to knowHong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Monday (Sept 2) it was inspecting all 48 of its Airbus A350 widebody jets after the in-flight failure of a component in an engine that is made by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce.
Read more »
What is the issue with Cathay Pacific's A350 Rolls-Royce engines?Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways said on Tuesday it had inspected its entire Airbus A350 fleet after the in-flight failure of a component in an engine that is made
Read more »