Qantas and Singapore Airlines Ground All A380s

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  11.04.10 | 2:48 PM ET

Wing damage seen from inside the plane (REUTERS/STRINGER Singapore)

The two airlines made the decision after a Qantas A380 engine exploded above Indonesia earlier today. The plane landed safely, and investigations are ongoing. The much-hyped, long-awaited super jumbo jet debuted three years ago, and according to the New York Times story about the explosion, there are 37 of them currently in use.

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Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Qantas and Singapore Airlines Ground All A380s

Camels & Chocolate 11.04.10 | 3:56 PM ET

And to think, my last two trips from the West Coast to Australia, I was bummed I didn’t get on a 380! Guess I should be thanking my lucky stars?

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