ANA: Turbine blade erosion causing 787 engine failures

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Turbine blade erosion is causing engine failures on some of its Boeing 787s and Rolls-Royce is developing a new blade, Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has told ATW . The Tokyo-based carrier said in a statement to ATW that engine failures had occurred on three separate flights since...

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