Video  Boeing calls for global grounding of all 128 777s with Pratt and Whitney engines after Denver

Video Boeing calls for global grounding of all 128 777s with Pratt and Whitney engines after Denver

Video Boeing calls for global grounding of all 128 777s with Pratt and Whitney engines after Denver Boeing calls for global grounding of all 128 777s with same Pratt and Whitney engine that exploded mid-air over Denver: United Airlines says its 24 planes will not fly again until FAA inspection Boeing has called for the grounding of 128 of its 777 planes as US regulators investigated a United Airlines flight whose engine caught fire and fell apart United Airlines said it will halt all flights by its fleet of 24 Boeing 777 airplanes with same type of engine involved in Saturday's emergency landing in Denver FAA issued an emergency order calling for inspections of Boeing 777s fitted with Pratt and Whitney engines just 24 hours after a mid-flight incident in Denver FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said he's directed his team to 'issue an Emergency Airworthiness Directive' The directive would require immediate or stepped-up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines United Airlines said it will work with US regulators 'to determine any additional steps' needed to ensure these aircraft meet their 'rigorous safety standards' Meanwhile, Japan announced that 32 passenger jets using the same family of engine as Boeing 777 that caught fire on Saturday have been grounded Planes affected by order from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, are 13 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines; 19 others are operated by All Nippon Airways and none are scheduled to fly on Monday