SWISS inspects Airbus A220 jets as engine snag prompts grounding

SWISS grounded its fleet of Airbus SE A220 jets after a “serious” engine problem forced a London-Geneva flight to land in Paris. The carrier, the world’s biggest operator of the narrow-body aircraft, said it canceled about 100 flights Tuesday in order to carry out inspections of the Pratt & Whitney engines. Some A220s have returned to flight following successful checks, and full operations are expected to resume Thursday, SWISS said. The incident marked yet another headache for the airline, which has 29 of the new planes in its fleet. A July 25 SWISS flight from Geneva to London experienced engine failure after part of the turbine disintegrated over Paris, while one from Zurich to Dusseldorf had to turn around earlier the same month because of a turbine problem. <br/>