ANA revises schedule to serve Haneda and to cope with turbine blade issues

All Nippon Airlines (ANA) has revised its schedule to cope with several 787 aircraft being grounded for maintenance on their Trent 1000 engines. The airline is reported to have found corrosion on turbine blades inside the engines. So far nine aircraft have been affected. The airline states that further changes to its schedule could be required. Rolls-Royce has stated: “We are aware of the situation and are working closely with ANA to minimise the effect on aircraft service disruption.” The corrosion may have been related to the high cycles performed by the aircraft at ANA, which uses the 787 for