British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) has dropped its service from London Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur International for the winter season and reduced its frequencies to Doha Hamad International, New York JFK (from London Gatwick), Mumbai International, Baltimore International, Boston, Los Angeles International, Pittsburgh International, and Santiago de Chile due to durability issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering its Boeing B787 fleet.
“We’re disappointed that we’ve had to make further changes to our schedule as we continue to experience delays to the delivery of engines and parts from Rolls-Royce - particularly in relation to the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines fitted to our B787 aircraft,” said the carrier in a statement to ch-aviation.
The ch-aviation fleets module shows British Airways has forty-one aircraft powered by Trent 1000 engines, all Dreamliners. Additionally, the airline also powers its fleet with Trent 800, Trent 900, Trent XWB (from Rolls-Royce), GE90 (from General Electric), LEAP (from CFM International), and V2500 (from International Aero Engines) engines.
The British carrier has a fleet of ten B787-10s, twelve B787-8s, and eighteen B787-9s.
British Airways deferred the launch of its flights to Kuala Lumpur until April 2025, Aviation Week reported. Additionally, it has reduced its capacity on the London Heathrow-Doha route by 51% and from London Gatwick to New York JFK by 75% this winter season. The remainder of the destinations will see some minor reductions.
“We’ve taken this action because we do not believe the issue will be solved quickly, and we want to offer our customers the certainty they deserve for their travel plans,” the airline said.
