Topic: Rolls Royce Engines

Cathay Pacific grounded its fleet of Airbus A350s for inspections after an engine component failed during a flight to Zurich. The issue was traced to a fuel nozzle in the Rolls-Royce engines. While not an Airbus design flaw, the incident provides a brief PR reprieve for Boeing amidst its own safety crises.

A Singapore Airlines Airbus A330 experienced a dual engine failure while cruising at 39,000 feet en route to Shanghai. The aircraft descended 13,000 feet before pilots were able to restart the Rolls-Royce engines. Mechanics found nothing unusual upon landing, leaving the cause of the simultaneous flame-out under investigation.

John C. Dvorak shares an anecdote about the unreliable cruise control in his 1988 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II. He explains that British engineers used a rubber bellows system for the mechanism, which would eventually become porous and fail. This leads to a broader discussion on the eccentricities of British motorcycle and automotive engineering.

An excerpt from Barack Obama's audiobook "The Audacity of Hope" describes his first experiences flying on private jets, specifically a Citation 10. The text details the luxury of private terminals, leather seats that convert into beds, and the sensation of Rolls-Royce engines, contrasting with his political rhetoric against corporate jet owners.