Haaretz.com - Business
El Al pilots for one seem undismayed by reports of serial malfunctions in jet engines. "It would be no surprise if some engine or another failed. It is natural for there to be engine malfunctions at the end of the summer and holiday high season, after having flown so much," said an El Al pilot yesterday, who asked to remain anonymous. He referred to yesterday's TheMarker expose, which discussed the Civil Aviation Authority's (CAA) plans to investigate the cause of recent engine malfunctions in El Al planes. Were they due to a production defect, deficient maintenance or some other cause? The CAA's investigation, in cooperation with El Al, is focusing on malfunctions discovered in Rolls Royce engines installed in Boeing 777 passenger planes. The failures resulted in financial losses for El Al, and hampered service to flying customers. ...