Category: Qantas

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has told a press briefing at the airline’s Mascot headquarters that its fleet of Airbus A380s will remain grounded for at least another 72 hours, while he has confirmed that oil leaks have been found on three engines on two A380s. Joyce clarified earlier comments on oil leaks in the A380’s

Qantas’s fleet of Airbus A380s remain grounded after last week’s QF32 uncontained engine failure, with the airline confirming that “anomalies” have been found on three engines on two A380s after inspections. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member To continue reading the rest of this article, please login. Username

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has told media he believes a material failure or design defect was responsible for Thursday’s uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on Airbus A380 VH-OQA operated QF32 shortly after takeoff from Singapore. “This issue does not relate to maintenance, this is an engine issue,” Joyce told media on Friday

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce has said at a media conference that the airline’s fleet of Airbus A380s could be back flying within a few days, while passengers on the ill-fated QF32 service have now departed Singapore. Joyce told reporters that it had agreed with Rolls-Royce and Airbus on a series of checks on the Trent