Qantas finds more ‘issues’ with engines
7:00 AM Monday Nov 8, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink Qantas has found issues with three more Rolls-Royce jet engines on its grounded Airbus A380 fleet, dashing the likelihood of their early return to service. Two engines – on aircraft in Sydney and Los Angeles – have been taken off for closer inspection as a result of the eight-hour tests Rolls-Royce recommended, Australian newspapers say. It now seems increasingly unlikely that the grounding of the fleet will be limited to the 48 hours outlined by chief executive Alan Joyce on Friday, the report in the Sydney Morning Herald says. Thousands of people will experience delays as the airline shuffles its fleet to cover the grounded A380s,…
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