ANA Engine Inspections Cause 113 Flight Cancellations

July 4, 2018

Japanese airline ANA has announced the cancellation of 113 domestic flights over seven days this month to allow it to inspect more Rolls-Royce engines on its Boeing 787 fleet.

The additional checks come after Rolls-Royce extended inspections to include high life Trent 1000 Package B engines after some issues were found with compressor blades.

“Over the last two years, we have been working very closely with Rolls-Royce and the regulatory authorities to minimise the impact to our flight schedule,” ANA said in a statement.

“However, due to the additional mandatory inspections which were announced in mid June, we are cancelling a limited number of flights.”

Previous inspections were of Trent 1000 Package C engine compressor blades due to durability issues.

ANA, the largest Boeing 787 operator, said international flights will not be affected by the extra inspections. ANA operates 64 787s - 36 787-8s and 28 787-9s on domestic and international routes.

(Airwise)