ANA Holdings has confirmed that it will replace all 100 Rolls-Royce engines on its fleet of Boeing 787s following three engine failures caused by corrosion and cracking of turbine blades. The 50 787s will receive engines fitted with new blades, over three years. Rolls-Royce will swap out existing blades for new ones in the short term. Rolls has started production of a new blade design that will be ready by the end of the year. The new blade will be incorporated next year into engines going on to new 787s. But with so many airlines running 787s with the same

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