Originally Posted by
TBM-Legend
The RR engine issue are well known in the industry and I know ANZ would have been fully briefed by RR not just yeaterday.
Poor performance by RR is like the RB211 saga of early days when Cathay referred to their L1011's at Bi-Stars not Tri-Stars...
We have not been contacted by Air NZ and our issue is connections in LAX to ATL plus other stuff.
https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/trav...eFrWS6E09iO96a
Neither BNE-AKL nor AKL-LAX are listed as being effected... especially since AKL-LAX (which you’re concerned about due connections) is serviced by the 777.
But don’t let that get in the way of a good moan on the bandwagon.
As for the issues being ongoing... while that’s true, the situation is constantly evolving. RR continue to let Airlines down when their “fixes” end up being band-aids rather than a permanent solution. Inspections, (particularly on the TEN engines) keep getting brought forward which almost always results in a few fails as components “wear out earlier than forecast”. The ones that don’t break then have their EDTO approvals slashed as they reach certain cycle limits which effects certain Airlines more than others due to their Geographical location.
Its an absolute cluster f@$k.