Singapore Airlines Airbus plunges 13,000 FEET as BOTH engines fail in bad weather off Hong Kong

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Passengers received a scare when a Singapore Airlines jet dropped 13,000ft after both of its engines failed in mid-air on a recent flight.

The carrier has launched an investigation to determine what caused the engines to lose power after encountering bad weather while en route from Singapore to Shanghai. As the Airbus A330-300 made an unexpected descent the pilots followed ‘operational procedures’ and managed to restore power to both Rolls-Royce Trent 772 engines, Singapore Airlines said in a statement. Read more: