Engine Failure on Thomson Airways? Boeing 787: The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) News Analysis
Interesting in that an initial report a day ago said they were 1 to 1.5 hours out when engine failed- and flew for four more hours to azore
Last week, a Boeing 787-800 in Thomson Airways’ fleet was reportedly diverted to Azores after an engine manufactured by GE failed three hours into the flight
Published: August 11, 2014 at 6:11 pm ESTBy: Martin Blanc
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A Thomson Airways flight was reportedly rerouted by its captain after an engine failed on the airline’s Boeing (BA) 787-800 Dreamliner last week. The trans-Atlantic flight, which was going from the Dominican Republic to Manchester, UK, was diverted to a military base in the Portuguese autonomous region of Azores following the engine failure.
The engine failed three hours into the flight; the captain, however, was able to safely land the plane using one engine four hours after the engines failed. Neither Boeing nor Thomson Airways have been able to explain what led to the engine failure, and are yet to issue a formal statement.