Qantas 787 Flight With Taped-Over Ports Prompts Changes

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Credit: Qantas
Boeing and Qantas have improved 787 short-term parking instructions following an incident that saw one of the airline’s 787-9s operate a trans-Pacific flight with its engine fan cowl static ports covered with protective tape. The September 2021 Melbourne-Los Angeles flight, which carried only cargo...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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