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Singapore Airlines grounds A380
Singapore Airlines has grounded one its Airbus A380's for a second due to a faulty fuel-pump.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:19 March 26, 2008
- Image Credit: EPA
- A Singapore Airlines Airbus 380 superjumbo. The carrier is the world's only airline to operate the A380, with three of the planes flying daily to Sydney and London.
Singapore: Singapore Airlines has grounded one its Airbus A380's for a second due to a faulty fuel-pump.
The airline instead switched passengers for the flight to Sydney onto smaller 747s.
Singapore Air has ordered 19 of the double-decker planes to cut fuel costs on long-haul routes including Sydney, London and Tokyo. The fuel-pump problem, affecting a new part, was different from the one that forced Singapore Airlines to ground another of its A380s in February.
The carrier also canceled flights in January after a fault with a push-truck caused an A380 to run off the tarmac in Singapore.
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