SEOUL, Sept 6 Reuters Japan Airlines said on Friday it did not expect flight cancellations or delays and Virgin Atlantic said it would try to limit disruptions due to inspections ordered by Europe39;s air safety regulator on engines of Airbus A3501000 jets.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said on Thursday Trent XWB97 engines made by RollsRoyce should be checked after an engine fire during the flight of a Cathay Pacific jetliner.

Working with our customers and our supply chain, we are confident in our ability to deliver on the inspection regime, RollsRoyce said.

Airlines had questioned Airbus and RollsRoyce in briefings on Thursday about the availability of parts, a person briefed on the matter said.

Hong Kongbased Cathay Pacific cancelled a number of flights this week while it checked and repaired A350 engines after a Zurichbound jet was forced to return to Hong Kong on Monday due to the engine problem, later traced to a fuel leak.

EASA gave airlines between three and 30 days to carry out visual checks and measurements on flexible fuel hose connections inside the A3501000 engines. The smaller A350900 variant is not subject to the order.

Japan Airlines JAL inspected its entire fleet of A3501000 and A350900 jets earlier this week, but said it would need to conduct additional inspections in accordance with the EASA directive and service instructions from RollsRoyce.

No issues were found on any aircraft, JAL said in a statement.

Virgin Atlantic, which has…