A380 Operators Evaluate Next Move

By Max Kingsley-Jones

The three operators of Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered A380s are awaiting the outcome of preliminary investigations into the serious engine failure suffered by a Qantas aircraft on departure from Singapore on Nov 4.

The incident involved Qantas’s first A380 (VH-OQA), which was operating flight QF32 bound for Sydney, and was forced to return to Singapore’s Changi Airport after what CEO ...

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