Qantas will keep its fleet of Airbus A380 superjumbos grounded for at least another three days while it continues to investigate engine anomalies.Earlier today the airline’s chief executive told a press conference in Australia that oil was found to have leaked in some of the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
Alan Joyce said engineers found oil in three engines, and admitted it was “unusual” given the aircraft were only two years old.
He said the cause was still unknown, but that the company would take “as long as required” to indentify the problem.
“We will take as long as it needs to in order that we are absolutely comfortable the aircraft is safe to fly," he said.
According to reports in the business press, Rolls Royce has lost up to a billion pounds off of its market value since a Qantas aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore last week.
The engine manufacturer has sent staff to Singapore to assist with the investigations.
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