Rolls Outlines Trent 900 Modification Plan

Rolls-Royce says that last week’s uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas Airbus A380 was caused by the malfunction of “a specific component” in the turbine area, which will be addressed by a modification programme across the fleet.

Meanwhile Airbus boss Tom Enders has warned that the problem may impact A380 deliveries this year and next.

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