{"id":22145,"date":"2010-11-10T21:17:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T21:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/singapore-airlines-suspends-a380-flights-3\/"},"modified":"2010-11-10T21:17:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T21:17:00","slug":"singapore-airlines-suspends-a380-flights-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2010\/11\/singapore-airlines-suspends-a380-flights-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Airlines suspends A380 flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traveldaily.com.au\/\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"79\" src=\"http:\/\/traveldaily.com.au\/Portals\/3\/Skins\/Travel%20Daily\/images\/logo.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>SINGAPORE Airlines this morning cancelled the departure of one of its A380 flights from London, telling pax that engine maker Rolls Royce had placed an \u201cembargo\u201d on A380 aircraft using its Trent 900 engines, as exclusively revealed to the world in TD\u2019s breaking news.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myinterestingfiles.com\/images\/2008\/07\/sq_airbus_a380_1.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myinterestingfiles.com\/images\/2008\/07\/sq_airbus_a380_1.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a>Several reports say the crew refused to fly the superjumbo flagship after oil was found in one of the turbines &#8211; a symptom which is believed to have led to the explosion of the QF engine.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood that SIA A380s are also currently grounded in Sydney and Melbourne, although the carrier hasn\u2019t responded to requests for comment before TD\u2019s deadline today.<\/p>\n<p>Engine maker Rolls Royce yesterday issued a special service bulletin after saying it had \u201cmade progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure\u201d on QF32 out of SIN five days ago.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leemawdsley.co.uk\/\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.leemawdsley.co.uk\/files\/gimgs\/81_4leemawdsley015.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Rolls Royce Trent 900 engine (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leemawdsley.co.uk\/\">www.leemawdsley.co.uk<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, a series of checks and inspections have been agreed with Airbus, with operators of the Trent 900 powered A380 and with the airworthiness authorities,\u201d Rolls Royce said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are being progressively completed which is allowing a resumption of operation of aircraft in full compliance with all safety standards\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Qantas A380 fleet remains grounded and isn\u2019t expected to resume service until Fri at the earliest, with further details emerging from QF32 incl damage to wiring and hydraulic systems.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week SQ said it was continuing to operate its A380s after inspections found no problems with the fleet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE Airlines this morning cancelled the departure of one of its A380 flights from London, telling pax that engine maker Rolls Royce had placed an \u201cembargo\u201d on A380 aircraft using its Trent 900 engines, as exclusively revealed to the world in TD\u2019s breaking news. 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