US EditionKLM grounds seven Boeing 787s over technical issues
- On May 3, 2025, KLM took seven Boeing 787 Dreamliners out of service at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, resulting in the cancellation of three long-haul flights destined for Mexico City, Chicago, and Portland.
- The airline found that incorrect maintenance procedures were applied to a refueling component on the 787s, prompting the unexpected groundings.
- Nearly 650 passengers faced significant delays, including a full-day postponement on the Mexico City flight with 250 travelers onboard, while KLM worked to rebook passengers and deploy replacement aircraft.
- KLM announced that while there is no safety concern, seven of its Boeing 787s have been temporarily taken out of service for expedited repairs, which are being completed as swiftly as possible following proper procedures.
- The grounding disrupted KLM’s long-haul operations and highlighted challenges in spare aircraft availability, though the airline pledged to minimize inconvenience and resume normal schedules promptly.
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KLM grounds seven Boeing 787s over technical issues
AMSTERDAM: Dutch airline KLM has grounded seven Boeing 787 jets due to technical concerns with a refuelling component, leading to at least three cancelled flights out of Amsterdam, Dutch press agency ANP said Saturday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KLM is canceling a number of intercontinental flights from Schiphol today due to errors in the maintenance of Boeing 787 aircraft. The airline did not follow the maintenance procedure correctly, a spokesperson says. Safety is not at stake, KLM emphasizes. An error was made with a part that is used to refuel the aircraft. The maintenance procedure for a Boeing 777 was followed here, instead of that of a Boeing 787. "Although this part is identica…
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Het NieuwsbladKLM has to cancel flights because the maintenance procedure for seven Boeing 787 aircraft was not followed correctly by the airline.
Trouble is mounting for the Boeing manufacturer.
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