LONDON — The never-ending drama from the 787 Dreamliner seems to have taken another turn for the worse today after British carriers Virgin Atlantic and British Airways have been told to make sure that their flight paths always keep their planes within one hour of an airport. The issue surrounds Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 package C engines, used to power some Boeing 787-9 planes, that are being felt by airlines across the world. The first report of the excessive wear in the engines was made by ANA All Nippon Airways back in 2016 when they found that their engines had corroded turbine blades, since then there have been multiple reports of issues with the engines which once saw an Air New Zealand 787 have to turn back after the pilots reported issues with the engine and had to shut it down mid-flight, the engines in question are the Trent 100 engines which are also used to power some 787-9 aircraft.
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States orders Boeing 787 jets using Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to operate within one hour of an airport at all times following safety concerns with the engines worldwide which culminated in Air New Zealand and Air China grounding their fleets last week.