Brand New Airbus A330-900 Grounded Due To Faulty Components

[@WarmDestroyer9145]

Multiple news sources including this one reports that its the Engines that are experiencing issues, so its likely that this is more of a Rolls Royce issue than an airbus.

[@Pilot_SD-N]

@@WarmDestroyer9145 so it wasn't Boeing's fault for the Landing gear issue

[@keisuke5468]

@@Pilot_SD-Nit was for Doors blowing up

[@Pilot_SD-N]

@@keisuke5468 if it was Boeing's fault, then it is Airbus' fault for the engine issues.

[@keisuke5468]

@@Pilot_SD-N Airbus didn’t build the engines. But Boeing did build the doors. So it is Boeing’s fault. Being ignorant is dangerous.

[@Pilot_SD-N]

@keisuke5468 Please keep in mind, once the airline has a plane, the maintenance is its own problem.

[@neilcondron8315]

Not acceptable but better to identify issues before they become accidents.

[@warren3967]

Rolls Royce strikes again. No wonder Air New Zealand has ordered their next 12 787's with the GEnx-1B engine.

[@colinlusty2812]

…..and BA and ANA have followed suit

[@tonamg53]

Grounded an aircraft because of potential safety issue is perfectly fine. What’s not fine is when they didn’t ground the aircraft and it crashed…

[@muralk3153]

so when do you ground a brand new aircraft?

[@tonamg53]

@ whenever you find a potential safety issue. For example, the test pilot found a fault in the flight control software which could be catastrophic… Then as any sensible person would do is to ground the plane until the software fault is fixed and not go ahead with the certification program and approved the plane for commercial service. Pretty simple really 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@terrysidhu1078]

Happens more often than you think , that’s why airlines use new aircraft on short routes first .

[@jonny1013]

Not exactly correct. Using an aircraft for short haul means you are putting it through a higher engine and airframe cycle. Whereares long haul is more friendly to an aircrafts overall cycle. The issue here is engines do not fail in (this manner) affer only a few cycles. Certain failures such as sensors are acceptable but as we know even air belgium gave up on 330neo. TaP portugal is having a very hard time with 330neo as well.

[@n4kn4]

It’s the opposite. Long haul less stress to the airframe and engine.

[@junrenong8576]

Actually it depends. Sometimes airlines did fly long haul aircrafts for short-to-medium haul first to better integrate the aircraft into the network.

[@JohnDoe-lg2rg]

source - trust me bro

[@aiem]

😂 ​@@JohnDoe-lg2rg

[@TheTitaniumSkull]

The moment I hear three technical and delivery issues means Malaysia techs noticed something that R&R and Airbus both missed. Which brings to question is Airbus starting to get a little complacent during the time everyone’s attention has been on Boeings persistent issues, to me it sounds more like an overconfidence problem during assembly and pre delivery QC.

[@simondahl5437]

So far it’s an isolated incident. Far too soon to make the conclusions that you are.

[@alessandroceloria]

Quality problems with these extremely big and complex machines happen all the time and it has been this way since the inception of aviation. Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Embraer, nobody is immune. The key is to have a quality control process that make sure that these defects are so rare that they become statistical anomalies, and that defects that are more common than that can be dealt with effectively without putting lives at risk (redundancy, operational margins etc.) The issues that people recently have with Boeing is that these issues have neither been statistically exceptional, nor dealt with without a serious threat to life, and have been the result of systematic issues in the way Boeing is currently being managed. It is too soon to draw conclusions, but rest assured that these problems are not rare and, as long as they are dealt with effectively, not to be worried about

[@thatonerandomkid-r2n]

@@simondahl5437that’s what people said after the first MAX crash, everyone thought it was a one-off unlucky crash

[@magnustan841]

@@TheTitaniumSkull I wouldn’t jump to that kind of conclusion so quickly, mate. Let’s see what comes out of this, but I hope this isn’t the start of Airbus doing a Boeing, the industry can’t afford to have both large plane makers experience problems that leads to production delays and lack of public confidence in the safety of the aircraft.

[@simondahl5437]

@@thatonerandomkid-r2n . What do you think “so far” means? Does it maybe suggest that this should be reevaluated should the situation develop further? Or what do you think it means?

[@Julian13o11]

The best plane without barely any problems, no people killed in accidents and the most safe is the A340 but unfortunately it burns fuel like a coal power plant.

[@christoohunders5316]

and has hair dryers for engines (200-300) :)

[@StealthFB22]

RR and PW have some real issues in their manufacturing.

[@AnotherPointOfView944]

I used to work at a RR subsidiary. From my humble point of view, engine design/manufacturing is way more technically challenging than the aircraft itself.

[@globalwillh]

Every engine manufacturer has their problems, but RR and PW have been struggling for an unusually extended period. GE has done well and avoided major issues in recent years, but many newer aircraft have sole engine suppliers like the A330 NEO and A350. For obvious reasons, airlines are favoring GE significantly more for aircraft with multiple engine options like the B777 & B787. Looking forward to seeing how the new GE9X for the 777X fairs.

[@jantjarks7946]

GE is not free from issues either, but nothing concerning so far.

[@sqpilot63074]

777x GE engines also have problems and grounded in 2020. have to patient unlike 737max rush ended in 2 crashes.

[@fared___3409]

On 24th Dec it has return to domestic flight to Kuching at 6:20pm. Im on board MH2528 yesterday for Xmas holiday. Im shocked to learn that my flight originally use 737-800 become A330neo. Im quite lucky to be on that aircraft. It was the best experience bc A330neo was my favourite aircraft after A350-1000.

[@Win2User]

What a present for you!

[@kevinwong1988]

Lucky you.

[@fared___3409]

@kevinwong1988 ☺️☺️😌😌

[@ricahrdb]

This isn't giving us much information on what it is.

[@teljug]

Yes what are the issues ? This long video but not specific ..it looks more like advert

[@ilovelimpfries]

The fact that airbus admitted fault rather quickly suggest that these issues are known to them.

[@alessandroceloria]

They didn't really admit anything, they just stated that they will assist their customer, which is the least I'd expect considering we are talking about hundreds of millions in equipment. Also, if the plane comes back after two days of operations and an engine is completely grenaded it doesn't take much to figure out there is a problem. We will need more information

[@aviatorsound914]

@@alessandroceloria It’s more of a Rolls-Royce issue since they as an engine manufacturer, didn’t maintain the quality of the engine. It’s actually very hard to inspect every part of the engine before putting it on the wing… I’m sure it’s a quality derogation issue that happened on the engine.. Obviously it’s the airbus airplane so airbus will help but at the end of the day it’s an engine issue.

[@alessandroceloria]

@@aviatorsound914 Correct, of course Airbus will still pontificate with the airline as at the end of the day, their name is the one on the side of the fuselage. Besides, I am sure they are deeply interested in these issues, as they are unlikely to only affect one engine, provided the description provided by Malaysian is accurate

[@gaoyun]

Malaysia airlines is just so unlucky 😢

[@IloveA22s]

And is not the first time being so unlucky

[@NoteRedOSC]

​@@IloveA22s*heheh... 17 and 370*

[@FF-ch9nr]

the Charlie Brown of airlines

[@AdityaRamachandranx]

Well they always happen to be in the “right” place at the “right” time.

[@sxlami]

@@IloveA22swe dont talk about 2014 lol

[@BringbackMD]

Looks like that aircraft had no business being delivered,after finding multiple safety issues, besides the engines. Feeling the pressure to meet those delivery targets no doubt. Well done AB !!

[@Kliffy77]

Engine reliability on A330neo is terrible! A KAC A338 has been grounded for months due to consistent engine failure and lack of spare parts & replacement engines from RR and Airbus.

[@muralk3153]

If it was SQ, EK or a major reputable airline they (AB) would have put more effort in ensuring no problems ensued thereafter.

[@Kliffy77]

@ Actually Airbus has been assisting but RR is the main issue! Remember QR and Airbus? Reputable enough 😁

[@hiteshadhikari]

Better grounded than crashing

[@AftStrut]

Highly embarrassing for Airbus and Malaysia Airlines. Kudos to Malaysia Airlines maintenence crew. Says a lot about Malaysia Airlines. High backlogs and the ever increasing pressure to manufacture more aircraft every year to keep up with demand it is amazing that more issues haven't occurred in the manufacturing process. Everything has its limitations. Airbus should have what happened to Boeing in the back of its mind every day they show up to work.

[@petesteirer]

So R-R has more airplanes grounded around the world. Nice job.

[@ronparrish6666]

Pratt and Whitney running in close 2nd

[@charlestoast4051]

@@ronparrish6666 but the Trent problems go back more than a decade

[@justsebastian]

What is the problem? What technical issues?

[@jjgates6351]

Service has resumed for the A330neo

[@user-yt198]

This news doesn't make sense. Aircraft are not delivered to the airline by post. Airline pilots and engineers go to the manufacturer's plant and test the aircraft before officially accepting the aircraft. What kind of an "unsatisfactory factory workmanship" does not show up in the acceptance tests, but surfaces a few days later?

[@tonamg53]

It is possible the issue wasn’t detected during inspection. It is also possible the issue only happens after you put some mileage on the plane.

[@alessandroceloria]

What do you expect the acceptance test pilots to do, disassemble the entire thing down to the last bolt to make sure everything is ok? There's things that you cannot test for during a limited flight testing run

[@harat-xwb]

​ @alessandroceloria I think what he is saying is quite clear. Aircraft was just delivered a few days ago. MH doesn't say that there are some problems that we are waiting to be solved, but exactly pointing out that there are unsatisfactory factory workmanship. If you can tell that Airbus delivered a broken product, you could say it a few days ago as well. It sounds to me a new Al Baker case.

[@user-yt198]

​ @harat-xwb Yes, exactly. Thank you.

[@alessandroceloria]

@@harat-xwb Yes and no. If the problem is metal fatigue, resulting in vibration that occurs after a few high altitude, long haul flights where the engines are kept at cruise power for hours on end, it is entirely possible that the issue was both missed during initial delivery and noticed soon after. An extreme example would be the Max 9. While a couple of months is a significantly higher time than a couple of days, it is still not much, and an example of an issue that naturally requires a few flight cycles to even show up.

[@lkhjason]

What a freakin joke ? First delayed by 2 months & then once delivered, only managed to perform 2 round trips between KUL-MEL before it’s grounded. What a freakin shame to have a big bruhaha launch event on the new fleet with Airbus & RR execs boasting how great the aircraft/new engines are ….

[@MikeCostello-r1v]

An article so vague on details. Surely more information should be gained before posting.

[@Pilot_SD-N]

I wonder if people will start blaming Airbus for stuff like they blame Boeing.

[@Jhunter2007]

Sure, if people die/get injured from the mistakes, then people will blame Airbus

[@Pilot_SD-N]

@Jhunter2007 they already did

[@Charles-b2t]

Very embarrassing moment no doubt. I see lots of deflecting of course from the diehard faithful.😅. Lets meet those lofty delivery goals, no matter what. Inexcusable!!

[@thetruthbehindplanes]

@Jhunter2007 they never did.the victim's families protest all they want,but daily mail,who has now took over the entire world's minds,will refuse to listen.

[@Plab1402]

​@thetruthbehindplanes no one is listening to that stupid news anymore..

[@jameshatfield1194]

Did Malaysia not have a rep to oversee the build as most airlines do?

[@SarangAhri]

Airbus and RR got more talent than mas so why the one who got less u talent u need to put blame on😅

[@MotoStylus-z8r]

Probably just like it is with cars/light trucks, the latest emissions and noise regulations from Western regulators make life very hard for engine designers and manufacturers. At some point people would have to start asking the "why" questions. On another note, there's an old question as to what would the part of an aircraft be that would be harder to do/more critical/requiring more work|creativity|ingenuity. Like, is it the wing or the engine. The way things are going, I'd bet on the engine part.

[@SRT8-u6y]

What's one more Airbus awaiting engine service and replacement added to the hundreds of others facing a similar fate .😅😅.

[@_Erogaki]

No surprise that it was the engine. P&W and RR is the rock that drags these new airbus planes down. P&W's rock is bigger.

[@howardsimpson489]

Modern jet engines are running close to self destruct in order to get light weight and super fuel economy. 20,000 plus hours before teardown now expected, this is a tough target to achieve. More unintended incidents in future.

[@colinlusty2812]

Firstly the Brits lost their aviation industry, then the ship building industry, followed by the cars, then the trucks/lorries then finally their last surviving engineering industry aero engines will soon follow with all the RR engine issues, the irony is that RR saved Britain during WW2 with the Merlin engine

[@Singthad]

No one is perfect, but still better than missing bolts & scrap metal.

[@平和-v1z]

More details on the technical side would have been nice

[@rockymountainbeerguy5656]

Too bad Airbus won't install the GEnx engines on its A330neos.

[@artrandy]

With the powdered metal problem at GE, the Trent 7000 is likely to well outlast the GEnx..........

[@gpaull2]

Now all the haters won’t be able to fly Boeing or Airbus.

[@rafaelwilks]

As usual, exactly the sort of quality to be expected from RR, especially considering that the Trent 7000, now with double the time on wing, is still inferior to the GEnx. Even with powder metal issues in the GEnx, it's still better than RR, considering the proven superior reliability and durability of the GEnx. GE does the leading, and RR does the catching up 😎

[@artrandy]

"Even with the powdered metal issues in the GEnx", you say. Just sweep the evidence under the carpet buddy..........

[@Nexus_A350XWB]

Trent 7000 issue = Trent 1000 issue

[@Odontomango]

Yeah, apparently they are quite similar. Trent 7000 is basically the bleed air version of the Trent 1000. They also sound very similar.

[@jonny1013]

Rolls Royce = Rotating Rubbish 😂... well known since RB211 days. Rolls Royce must not only be held accountable they must be draged to the courts.

[@magnustan841]

Comments when Airbus aircraft suffer issues: “Oh dear, hopefully they/the airline gets it sorted.” Comments when Boeing aircraft suffer issues: “AHHH! Whistleblower! Bean counters! Profits over safety! Fall from grace, lost its way! Ran into the ground! New exec! Go Airbus!” 10 mins in and I’m calling it, just watch

[@Jhunter2007]

Well the difference is, people don’t have to die/be injured for the mistake to get noticed

[@yhfhdcf]

mh609 diverted back to wmkk yesterday

[@Lovecrafjr]

Cool down. Boeing reputation has been so badly affected. It will take years to build trust.

[@robertclifford1099]

The issues are with the Rolls Royce engines, not Airbus

[@magnustan841]

@@robertclifford1099 I’m sure, I’m just trying to mock those armchair experts who jump to conclusions immediately on these kind of things in aviation. Annoys the s**t out of me

[@Adrian-qb1tp]

Is it a Rolls Royce Engine issue or is it due to the way it has been mounted onto the aircraft, we will all have to wait and see, lets hope its just grounded for a few days.

[@rafaelwilks]

Must be an RR issue - the Trent 1000 and the nearly identical Trent 7000, each have a similar level of reliability that is considerably lower than the GEnx.

[@artrandy]

@@rafaelwilks 1) Google: "FAA issues warning over powdered metal in GENX engines. 2) Aviation Week: 14th September 23. Quote: "General Electric has given more details about the extent of recently uncovered powder metal contamination problems it is facing on the GE90 and GEnx engine"...............

[@artrandy]

@@rafaelwilks "There's none so blind as those that will not see........."

[@kevindigo22]

Considering there are approximately 150 of these A330-900 aircraft delivered to date, one newly delivered plane with three problems leading to a 48 hour grounding isn't the end of the world. Let's hope this is a "one-of" situation and not an indication of a larger systemic problem. While I generally prefer Boeing, I am a fan of the A330's...been to Europe and back twice on the older A330-300 planes with comfortable, smooth flights....and they do have the patented "butter" landing feature.

[@lardyify]

Better grounded than the alternative.

[@NikonF5user]

Would be nice if we were actually told what the problem was. This sounds more like a company being bombastic in order to get future concessions.

[@Trent-s7k]

Appears to be more than just engine issues plaguing this aircraft. Carrier stated aircraft experienced hydraulic failures as well. Let's see how long it takes Airbus to get this bird back in the sky.

[@teljug]

What are issues?

[@siam_g.d.s]

I guess Airbus also has it's problems...... The duopoly of Boeing and Airbus has to stop. Only if Embraer or another manufacturer could also step up.

[@Pilot_SD-N]

@@siam_g.d.s Embraer is already a major manufacturer, a lot of airlines have a huge fleet of Embraers.

[@robertclifford1099]

The problems are with the Rolls Royce engines, not Airbus

[@MB-xw3nr]

@@Pilot_SD-N a lot of American fleets for the most part ..globally you don't see nearly as many E jets around .

[@Pilot_SD-N]

@@MB-xw3nr LOT has a lot of em

[@siam_g.d.s]

@@Pilot_SD-N But they don't have any mid sized planes similar capacity to the B737Max-8/9 or the A320/321 series, and neither do they have any widebody jets at all yet.... unless of course, some countries will buy the Ilyushin IL96.....

[@harshmarwah4508]

It’s so sad that nowadays on new better planes instead on faulty planes because Aerospace industry wants more money and less safety where is EASA if something would have happened to this plane in 0.6 yrs Malay could have been given category ii status

[@thetruthbehindplanes]

they want more safety,in fact.crashed planes never make money.

[@Plab1402]

​@thetruthbehindplanes good thing then that there has been no major crashes

[@Normalaatsra]

Not the news the A330neo should be getting. This model needs to fulfill its niche as a cost effective widebody variant of the A350 which Airbus is cannibalising themselves when they offer a -800 that makes the A330neo -900 moot.

[@RM24-i3s]

I really hope Airbus hasn’t done the same thing Boeing did cutting corners when it came to profit over safety.

[@bryanlorang417]

Oh, I'm sure they have. Only difference is that there have been no crashes or fatalities. Yet.

[@okay_then3337]

Yea they absolutely have. They just hadn’t been caught yet.

[@RM24-i3s]

@@okay_then3337 I thought Airbus was million times better than Boeing

[@popehsepet2157]

they are doing it

[@RM24-i3s]

@@popehsepet2157 Evidence?

[@deeya]

Simple conjecture: Boeing has been taken out of the running, therefore Airbus is getting pressed to meet deadlines as orders keep piling. Mistakes are being made.

[@robertclifford1099]

The issues are with the Rolls Royce engines, not Airbus

[@wisehat_yt]

rong!

[@user-yt198]

Irrelevant with Boeing's issues. A330's competitor is 787. Boeing does not have serious delivery problems with 787. Why would Airbus be pressed about anything?

[@myanis007]

my previous company umw aerospace made the fan case for Rolls Royce Trent 7000 engine used for the a330-900..hope the problem is NOT due to the fan case issues..haha

[@achekholbeckal889]

Unlike Boeing, even after two incidents, it was compelled to ground its aircraft.

[@journeyingjohn3275]

How much did Boeing pay for this story to be spun as Airbus rather than Rolls Royce?

[@agent2280]

Wow, reinforces my view that RR Trent engines, especially the Trent 1000 and its derivatives should be avoided like the plague. Airlines must be dumb as to order a Dreamliner or an A330neo with Trent and not expect 20% of the fleet to grounded if their MRO and spare parts supply chain isn’t rock solid. Shame on RR for taking in billions and billions of dollars and not having a grip on it.

[@tomstravels520]

How are those PW engines holding up?

[@artrandy]

What about GE's own warning that the powdered metal problem is likely to limit the life of GEnx engines.........?

[@rafaelwilks]

@@artrandy whataboutism at its finest 🤣🤣🤣 RR has already had years of experience with the Trent 7000, and it just continues to be less reliable than the GEnx (powdered metal issues and all) - GE has proven themselves over the course of many years already to be more than capable of fixing issues and maintaining better products than RR. Care to provide more evidence?

[@artrandy]

@@rafaelwilks Happy to give my source, even to those like you who will either ignore it, pretend it doesn't exist, and to generally gaslight the truth, because it doesn't fit in with your narrative. Google: "FAA issues warning over powdered metal in GENX engines". Aviation Week. 14th September 23. Quote: "General Electric has given more details about the extent of recently uncovered powder metal contamination problems it is facing on the GE90 and GEnx engine..." Its OK to have an ego bud, and so sorry to trample on it, but please make sure you do your research....🤑🤑....

[@starbase218]

Going to be AirBoeing.

[@ratanvenkatesan5486]

Watch the media blame this on boeing

[@popehsepet2157]

the delivery is delayed, and this technical problem can happen? what is happening airbus? this will affect the reputation of Malaysia airlines 😢,I hope Airbus and Rolls Royce will be more careful in the future.

[@devonex]

At least its grounded. Boeing would've kept it flying in the air.

[@Pilotguy23]

Of course my favorite plane get grounded on my birthday!

[@sundragon7703]

Guess these problems are not mutually exclusive to Boeing. sigh...

[@robertclifford1099]

The issues are with the Rolls Royce engines, not Airbus

[@eduardodaquiljr9637]

Why the wing tip is similar to other popular airplane?

[@DelhiBelly1620]

Two hundred and “69” seats 🤣😭

[@leponpon6935]

What happened?

[@MrSchwabentier]

Not really know. Some unspecified issue related to the engine(s)

[@user-ns3dq9sh9c]

This video is a lot about nothing. So many words, so little information.

[@Nobi36]

🤔

[@Nathan_NYX_8]

Imagine if this was a Boeing 787 dreamliner. 😂

[@robertclifford1099]

It has/is happening with the 787

[@wisehat_yt]

already happened

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

Overall the 787 is a good reputable plane whose only fault is being a Boeing. Dreamliners have been grounded before and have had engine troubles. It's all mechanical components and manufacturing. Things will go wrong eventually. People just have to make sure they discover things before issues get out of hand.

[@NoteRedOSC]

This already happened YEARS AGO! 2013!!!, still a good aircraft though, atleast the problems of em batteries were fixed...

[@CRJ08]

Don't you remember the batteries problem…

[@ctadam12]

So Airbus is not flawless 🤔

[@NoteRedOSC]

All aircraft can't be flawless, I don't hope though...

[@MrSchwabentier]

No one is ever flawless, and no intelligent human claims to be

[@magnustan841]

@ctadam12 yes, and that has always been the case. Just that media and idiots in the public love to excessively dunk on Boeing

[@angelorobel12]

⁠@@magnustan841 What's worse is that I saw some people typing up comments to trash Boeing when an ATR 72 turboprop crashed in Brazil in August 9 and when a Sukhoi Superjet 100 crashed in July 12.

[@angelorobel12]

@@magnustan841I just don't trust the media and commenters who trash Boeing when it comes to airplane issues, aviation accidents, incidents, and past aviation stories that are revisited.

[@meramaabharath]

What happened to the airplane manufacturers 😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@EuropeanRailfanAlt]

Parro ain't going to be happy

[@MB-xw3nr]

A lot of excuses for Airbus in these comments 😂😂

[@chucky6187]

If it is Boeing...people will get crazy

[@thetruthbehindplanes]

exactly!

[@enderbeam8089]

​@AbdullahNajib-b9z scurrying for "excuses" are we? I don't think Airbus makes engines?

[@FrancisFjordCupola]

I think your reading comprehension is a bit challenged. See no excuses.

[@thetruthbehindplanes]

@enderbeam8089 there were no RR faults. RR faults are made up it is airbus

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

Oh no, Airbus has caught a variant of the Boeing virus.✈

[@angelorobel12]

Any sense typing that up?

[@burunghantu7680]

RR - Rotating Rubbish

[@RichB-nw5bp]

Seems like Airbus caught the Boeing poor workmanship virus.

[@mingalababya]

And who did the acceptance flight test?

[@dewyakana1543]

Beautiful aircraft. Absolutely beautiful!

[@matth9254]

Too many people have overconfidence in Airbus. This is now just one of multiple issues with Airbus aircraft over the last few years that have barely been mentioned do to the neg attention Boeing has gotten.

[@angelorobel12]

Overconfidence in Airbus? Does that have something to do with the Airbus over Boeing bias mindset that many people have when they compare those aircraft manufacturers?

[@howardsimpson489]

No Airbus fatalities.

[@JohnDoe-lg2rg]

is Airbus trying to copy Boeing ? Bad for us travelers

[@deniermurch8693]

Do you expect everything to be 100% all of the time?. What a perfect world!!!!.

[@aviation259]

I have heard about the improvement of RR's engines including the 7000 family. Yet, according to Aviation A2Z, RR plans to begin testing a new improvement in late 2024. CMIIW

[@StudyWithMusic-mo5nl]

.....must of been aliens ...

[@jumboaviation]

Personally I don't like Airbus except their's Airbus 380 & 35K.

[@robytar]

Seems for every 1 major problem airbus has, boeing has 10.

[@dragonfly-7]

Want did the Malaysian crew doing responsible for the quality checks prior hand from Airbus to Malaysia ? Had these issue (a) been identified by the crew and (b) was Airbus asked for resolution ? We all know about the thight schedules nowadays - so is there some responsebility on the management side of Malayasia as well ?

[@Mark-uh7cr]

Oops, not Boeing

[@LegoSM737]

Boeing, and now Airbus! When will it end…

[@TheShowblox]

We really need to do something about these constant engine issues that are plaguing every single aircraft imaginable

[@iceman9678]

Airbus fanbois in meltdown. Trent and PW engines have been problematic.

[@IanKeenan-ot5wi]

Says the Boeing fanboi 🤣

[@iceman9678]

@@IanKeenan-ot5wi You draw a false inference.

[@IanKeenan-ot5wi]

DO I? YOU are the one, who used the expression "Airbus Fanboi", inferring anyone who is sad at this news like ANY jealous Boeing "Fanboi", would do! YOU, brought up the usage, YOU need to look at yourself before criticising others. Go back to the cave you crawled from under child, YOU are embarrassing yourself "BOEING FANBOI" 🤣🤣🤣

[@IanKeenan-ot5wi]

DO I now? Who mentioned "Airbus Fanboi"...YOU! WHO is notorious for saying childish things such as that Boeing fanatics! Poor you, another low I.Q. infant who like to spout crap, just to enforce his own perceived "superiority"! 🤣

[@robertclifford1099]

Why would Airbus fanboys meltdown? All the problems with Airbus seen to come from PW or RR

[@AaronKaewprapai-qv7bc]

Lack of competition is what causes Boeing Max failure. Duopoly creates complecent. Aircraft certification are hampering free market because it has being weaponized by USA and EU to block competing plane maker.

[@GreggArakawa]

Actually it was competition from the Airbus A320 NEO that caused Boeing create the737 Max, Boeing actually wanted to create a all new airplane.

[@harrypothead4575]

Hoping Nepal airlines buys A330-800s and 900s in the future🤞 They can't always remain with tiny fleet of 4 aircraft forever🤬

[@NoteRedOSC]

I hope they buy some turboprops (ATR) to connect small airport with higher capacity

[@bruceburns1672]

No doubt they will from now on look to what China has to offer.

[@GreggArakawa]

personally I would never fly on anything chinese made

[@germangamer2976]

That sucks

[@reteipdevries]

Infiltrated with Boeing Saboteurs?

[@NoteRedOSC]

Get out please, GET OUT, GET OUTTTT, STAY AWAY FROM ME, STAY AWAY FROM THE AVIATION COMMUNITY BY THE SAME DISTANCE OF THE EARTH TO NEPTUNE

[@angelorobel12]

What made you type up this comment?

[@TrusaT22]

When Boeing has a problem: it all boeing fault!i will never fly boeoing plane againnn!!! When Airbus has a problem: Please my dear Airbus, don't cry it's just because of Rolls Royce I know you will never have an issue!

[@jet4926]

It's man made so it's to be expected...

[@raykan3643]

i feel so freaking bad for Malaysia airlines. Lost a plane for no reason (mh370) , shot down by Ukrainians (mh17) , being a less favorable option comparing to AirAsia since 2000s and got issues on a brand new plane now 😭😭😭

[@Win2User]

The world is against them 😭

[@JohnDoe-lg2rg]

wtf choose Airasia over Malaysia Airlines ?

[@jamiesworld1690]

Wow new a330 neo went to Melbourne then vroke down

[@Jack-Fleming]

It where RR Parts manufactured...... yep... in the US

[@rafaelwilks]

Where's the evidence?

[@JKB-]

Yes, it is made in the US. Lets take BMW then, they manufactur the X cars series in South Carolina. Is the car American then? Or an iPhone Chinese?

[@JKB-]

And also, Derby England is one of their largest sites for civil aviation, whilst the Indianapolis plant is for both civil and military.

[@rafaelwilks]

@@JKB- their plant in Indianapolis is only for all the engines that were originally Allison, though.

[@stevesmoneypit6137]

AB can’t even handle low production planes

[@MrSchwabentier]

Low or high production rates don’t matter. It’s not like they’re working faster.

[@kristensorensen2219]

Crappy report!

[@Klink330]

I don’t think that the MH MD can take the moral high ground on anything to do with corporate good governance… After having one aircraft shot down in airspace that many airlines had proactively chosen to avoid due to obvious danger, then dealing less than sympathetically/professionally with families of victims of another aircraft that disappeared, I would be a little more circumspect if I was him, Datuk or not! It also has to be said that RR engines have had a history of being, shall I say, less than perfect straight out of the box. I think Ismail is trying his best to mimic the leaders of influential airlines such as EK, QR, DA or AA; airlines with fleet sizes that really do make the manufacturers sit up and take note. A bit-player like MH, with its paltry 79 aircraft fleet isn’t going to make anyone at Airbus or Boeing lose a minute’s sleep.

[@madman9850]

Singapore Airlines Flight 351, minutes away from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, shared the same Ukrainian airspace route. They only redirect their path only after receiving communications that Flight 17 has been shot down. Ukrainian airspace at that time was DECLARED SAFE at the time until rebels shot Flight 17 down. Had it happened a few minutes later, it COULD have been Flight 351!

[@Klink330]

@ No, Ukrainian airspace was definitely not considered safe at that time! That’s why Qantas, BA, CX and several European airlines had taken the decision to reroute around that area. I’m fully aware that SQ was the next aircraft behind MH. That does not support MH’s decision to fly there as being wise, but is merely just another example of an operator’s appetite for risk v. those who decided to proactively reroute. There is a saying in aviation that goes something like this; if you think safety costs a lot of money, wait until you have an accident. Wise airlines spend big dollars to ALWAYS put safety first. Some just give it lip service.

[@joaoleitao3320]

To much drama!

[@kevinwong1988]

As of now, they have used the plane for return flights from KL to Kuching for 2 consecutive days. Today they will resume flight to Melbourne. Hopefully no more issues.

[@NMDHGMV-y8m]

Glad to see the comments are aligned with my opinion: the worst is the negation to ground and have catastrophic failures and injurex / deaths.