LONDON, Sept 5 — At least part of Airbus’s A350 fleet will be inspected as a precautionary measure, Europe’s aviation safety regulator said today, after an engine part failed during the flight of a Cathay Pacific A350-1000 passenger plane.

HONG KONG, Sept 2 — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways said today it had started a fleet-wide inspection of its Airbus A350 aircraft as a precautionary measure after it identified an engine component failure in one of its flights.

AMSTERDAM, Sept 5 — Air France-KLM and Airbus, two aviation engineering companies, said on Tuesday that they agreed to enter into exclusive negotiations for a 50-50 joint venture to offer maintenance services of Airbus A350 components, reported dpa news agency.