The Airbus A380 has been associated with two separate Rolls Royce jet motor failures in different parts of the world. The Rolls Royce engine on an Airbus A380 disintegrated on a Quantas flight Thursday. A Singapore Airlines flight from Paris to Singapore experienced to turn around in September after one of its Rolls Royce engines failed. EADS, the conglomerate of which Airbus is a subsidiary, and Rolls Royce both saw their stock plummet on Friday.
Elementary institution gets parts with A380 motor malfunction
Six Airbus A380s were grounded by the Quantas, Australia's national airport. This had been because an airliner, just six minutes after leaving the Singapore Changi Airport, had its Rolls Royce motor explode. The A380's wing had been torn apart by motor pieces. The Indonesian island of Batam had some of the pieces fall there. Pieces of it fell on a institution too. It had been an elementary institution also. The Australian reportedly talked to someone who works at the school. Apparently everyone ran out to view the place circling after hearing a huge explosion. Shards of metal rained down on the school. Within the cabin of the airplane, passengers heard an explosion, a bang and then felt rattling. The plane headed back to Changi airport and made an emergency landing.
The Airbus A380 Superjumbo
From Paris to Singapore, on a Rolls Royce motor in September, an Airbus A380 failed two and a half hours into a flight from the Singapore Airlines. The largest passenger jet in the world is what the Airbus A380 is known for. It is nicknamed "Superjumbo" as it has a double deck, wide body and four-engines. The A380 seats 525 passengers in a three-class configuration or as many as 853 people in all-coach configuration. At 560 mph, it can go to Hong Kong from The Big Apple nonstop. The A380 is meant to use only some of the engines. Three engines are utilized. Because of how long the flight had been, the pilots from Singapore nevertheless turned around.
Stock goes down with A380 being grounded
Singapore Airlines continued operating its 11 A380s following the September engine malfunction. However, after Quantas grounded its fleet of A380s Thurs, Singapore Airlines followed suit. Technical checks on the engines were what Airbus and Rolls Royce suggest the airline do. Rolls Royce stock fell as far as 5.5 percent. European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co. is Airbus' parent company. It had a 4.3 percent decrease in stock.
Citations
The Australian
theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/qantas-grounds-a380s-after-engine-blast/story-fn59niix-1225948047085
Bloomberg
bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJzG6NMdJ_.c
CNN
cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/04/indonesia.plane.emergency/index.html?npt=NP1
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