Mentors Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 SINGAPORE, March 26 (Reuters) - Singapore Airlines (SIAL.SI: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that it had to ground an Airbus (EAD.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) A380 on Monday and transfer passengers to two smaller Boeing 747s bound for Sydney, after a fuel pump failed to work. This was the fourth incident in three months for the world's largest passenger jet since it entered commercial service with Singapore Airlines in October, following two years of delivery delays caused by wiring glitches. "The cause has been traced to the premature failure of a new fuel pump provided by Airbus," Singapore Air spokesman Stephen Forshaw said in a emailed statement, adding the plane has since been repaired and returned to service on Tuesday. Singapore Air is currently the world's only airline to operate the A380, with three of the superjumbos operating daily flights from the city-state to Sydney and London. It has another 16 of the aircraft on order. more http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSSIN11028220080326 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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