Qantas readies Airbus A380s for return to air
Grounded: the Qantas flight forced into an emergency landing last month
11 April 2012
Qantas Airways said it will have five Airbus A380 aircraft in service by the end of the week as it prepares to handle peak traffic for the southern hemisphere summer.
The Australian airline was forced to ground its six superjumbo aircraft after a Rolls-Royce engine on one of its A380s partly disintegrated mid-flight last month, forcing an emerging landing.
Qantas will have four of its older A380s in service this week and it will also add a new jet to the fleet. Another new A380 is expected to arrive in the new year.
One of its older A380s remains under inspection while the plane forced into the emergency landing in Singapore last month is being repaired.
