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Boeing grounds 777s after engine fire
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Washington (AFP)
Boeing confirmed Monday that dozens of its 777 aircraft were grounded globally after the engine of a United Airlines plane caught fire and scattered debris over a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
It is a fresh blow for the beleaguered US aviation giant that was forced to ground another fleet of planes after a series of deadly crashes.
Boeing said Monday that 128 of it 777 planes with Pratt & Whitney engines will stop flying after the fire Saturday that forced the United Airlines plane to make an emergency landing. I have just had confirmation that all the 777s equipped with this engine have been grounded, a spokeswoman for the planemaker told AFP in a text message.
Video posted on Twitter from Saturday’s United Airlines emergency in Denver showed the engine fully engulfed in flames as the Boeing 777 flew through the air.