Euro regulator orders new tests on superjumbo engines

Europe’s air safety authority ordered airlines today to conduct more tests on the type of Rolls-Royce engine that failed in an Airbus A380.

Euro regulator orders new tests on superjumbo engines

Europe’s air safety authority ordered airlines today to conduct more tests on the type of Rolls-Royce engine that failed in an Airbus A380.

The European Aviation Safety Authority said in a new “emergency airworthiness directive” posted on its website that airlines using the Trent 900 engines should conduct “repetitive inspections” on the engines.

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