Tanzania Airlines refutes “abandoned” plane rumours; blames engine repair delays

Tanzania Airlines has commented in a press release that rumours the airline had abandoned a Boeing 787-8 in Malaysia are “untrue”. The press release states: “The information circulating about its Boeing 787-8 aircraft with registration number 5H-TCJ being abandoned in Malaysia is not true. “Its B787-8 aircraft is in Malaysia for mandatory maintenance of its engines after reaching its expiration date and not major Check-C maintenance”. The statement goes on to explain that the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines used by the 787-8 “must be overhauled every 1,000 flights”: “This is after the discovery of design problems (design) in the systems,