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Singapore Airlines grounds A380 fleet after Qantas incident

05 November 2010 04:23 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Singapore Airlines grounded its fleet of 11 A380 planes on Friday after significant engine failure caused an Airbus superjumbo operated by Qantas to make a dramatic emergency landing in Singapore on Thursday, APA reports quoting Xinhua News Agency.

The airline has replaced its A380s with Boeing 777s for flights between Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore, spokeswoman Susan Bredow told Australian Associated Press on Friday.

Bredow said the decision to ground the A380 fleet was based on the advice of the engine manufacturer Rolls Royce.

The airline operates two flights between Sydney and Singapore and one flight between Melbourne and Singapore daily.

Qantas grounded its entire fleet of A380 planes on Thursday after an engine exploded as its QF32 flight was a few minutes out from Singapore on its way to Sydney.

Qantas was carrying out an investigation with the plane’s manufacturer Airbus and engine-maker Rolls Royce to find out the cause of the incident.

Singapore Airline’s A380 fleet operates out of Paris, London, Zurich, Tokyo and