GE Engine Failures Spur U.S. FAA Plan for Jetliner Inspections

U.S. airlines using General Electric Co. GEnx jet engines will be required to inspect their planes for signs of the type of flaws that led to a July explosion, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., the only carrier flying the Boeing Co. jets with those engines, found nothing wrong on one of its 747-8 freighters yesterday and will inspect the other aircraft over the weekend, the FAA said in an e-mailed statement. A formal directive is being prepared, the FAA said.