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Singapore Airlines Grounds 3 Airbus A380s

   VOA News 10 November 2010
   Qantas  passenger  plane  which  made an emergency after having engine
   problems  is shown at Singapore's Changi International Airport, 04 Nov
   2010

Photo: AP

   Qantas  passenger  plane  which  made an emergency after having engine
   problems  is shown at Singapore's Changi International Airport, 04 Nov
   2010

   Singapore  Airlines  says  it is taking three of its jumbo Airbus A380
   aircraft  out  of  service while it replaces one engine on each of the
   planes.
   The  airline  described  the  measure  as  precautionary. But it casts
   further  doubt on the safety of the world's largest aircraft and their
   Rolls  Royce  engines.  Both  Airbus  and  Rolls Royce saw their share
   prices  dip  after  an engine exploded during a Qantas Airlines flight
   from Singapore last week.
   Qantas  grounded  its entire fleet of A380s after finding oil leaks in
   three  of  the  engines.  The Singapore Airline engines to be replaced
   also  showed  evidence  of oil leaks, though the airline said they did
   not have the same problem as the Qantas engines.
   Last week's Qantas flight returned safely to Singapore with 459 people
   on  board after one of its four engines exploded, scattering debris on
   an island in Indonesia. Officials are still investigating the cause of
   the mishap.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.