jakeseven7
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Not what you want to hear as you wait for a morning flight!
Hopefully they’ve correctly identified all the VA2 planes with issues now… bit worrying they found another one.
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Two Virgin Australia 737 aircraft have been temporarily pulled from service after the airline became aware their engines were fitted with unauthorised parts.
Although the airline originally thought VH-VUT was the only aircraft affected, this masthead has confirmed that Virgin uncovered a second unauthorised part on another 737-800 aircraft VH-YFR at the weekend.
Virgin is the latest airline to become embroiled in the false-certification scandal, which has plagued AOG Technics in recent months.
Qantas and Regional Express – which also fly Boeing 737-800s– said their respective fleets were not affected. Qantas Group also flies a mix of A320s and A321s, which have also been cleared.
Two fatal crashes, in 2018 and 2019, grounded all Max-8s across the world for two yearswhile the manufacturer addressed regulatory concerns. They were cleared to return to service in 2020 and are now used by 60 airlines all over the world, including Bonza and Virgin.
Full story available here:
Hopefully they’ve correctly identified all the VA2 planes with issues now… bit worrying they found another one.
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Two Virgin aircraft pulled from flying due to unauthorised engine parts
Two Virgin Australia 737 aircraft have been temporarily pulled from service after the airline became aware their engines were fitted with unauthorised parts.
Although the airline originally thought VH-VUT was the only aircraft affected, this masthead has confirmed that Virgin uncovered a second unauthorised part on another 737-800 aircraft VH-YFR at the weekend.
Virgin is the latest airline to become embroiled in the false-certification scandal, which has plagued AOG Technics in recent months.
Qantas and Regional Express – which also fly Boeing 737-800s– said their respective fleets were not affected. Qantas Group also flies a mix of A320s and A321s, which have also been cleared.
Two fatal crashes, in 2018 and 2019, grounded all Max-8s across the world for two yearswhile the manufacturer addressed regulatory concerns. They were cleared to return to service in 2020 and are now used by 60 airlines all over the world, including Bonza and Virgin.
Full story available here:
one where AFF still exists thankfully!
Dying. Thanks again 
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