Originally Posted by
atakacs
Well I really hope that the recovered piece will yield some information about this incident.
Am I correct that the Engine Aliance is the less used 380 engine and not used on any current or future type?
My memory says the market split between the EA and the Trent was reasonably close to 50/50 - it was about to swing well into Rolls favor when Emirates switched from EA to the Trent but most of those orders were subsequently cancelled.
I'm unaware of any plans of to use it on another aircraft type, and given it's an older generation design, that's unlikely to change.
That being said, EA powered A380s are likely to remain in service for many years, so if there is an issue that extends to any other engines, it would be good to find and correct it soon. Another uncontained failure might not end so happily (remember the uncontained Trent failure on Qantas 32 was a very close call).