Heathrow Fire Report Shows Fault Detected Seven Years Earlier

british airways jets grounded at heathrow
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A report into the substation fire that cut off power to Heathrow Airport in March, leading to the shutdown of the hub and disruption to hundreds of thousands of passengers, showed that moisture levels first detected in 2018 were the likely cause of the electrical fault that sparked the fire. Flights...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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