What impact a plane suffering engine failure over Denver on Saturday will have on Colorado aviation remains to be seen.
At the very least, the use of Boeing 777 airplanes, especially those with Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines, will be addressed and evaluated.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson called Sunday for immediate stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain engines.
âThis will likely mean that some airplanes will be removed from service,â he said.
Grand Junction Regional Airport Executive Director Angela Padalecki said the largest aircraft that comes
through Grand Junction is a 757, a FedEx plane, that arrives once a day.
âWe donât anticipate any changes to that,â she said. âWe havenât experienced any impacts to operations here or with our United service as a result of the incident (at Denver International Airport).â
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