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Qantas CEO: `faulty design' may be behind blowout


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Yahoo News/AP:

Qantas said the midair blowout near Singapore on one of its Airbus superjumbos was likely caused by material failure or faulty design in one of its Rolls-Royce engines, as the carrier ferried stranded passengers Friday to Australia.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce told a news conference in Sydney that it was too early to say exactly what caused the engine failure that prompted the emergency landing Thursday shortly after takeoff from Singapore, and said that a thorough investigation was under way.

The company grounded all six of its fleet of Airbus A380s.

"This is an engine issue and the engines have been maintained by Rolls-Royce since they were installed on the aircraft," Joyce said. "We believe this is probably most likely a material failure or some type of design issue. We don't believe this is related to maintenance in any way."

It was most serious mid-air incident involving the double-decker Airbus A380 since it debuted in October 2007 with Singapore Airlines flying it to Sydney — the same route that Qantas flight QF32 was flying when it was stricken.

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