The bloc’s aviation safety agency said it will require a one-time fleet inspection. The European Union’s aviation safety agency called for inspections to be carried out on Airbus A350 model planes after Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific discovered earlier this week that engine components on some of its planes required replacement.

The bloc’s aviation safety agency said in an emergency airworthiness directive on Thursday that it is requiring a “one-off inspection of flexible fuel hose connections inside the engines to check for damage” on Airbus A350-1000 jets powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines.

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