That's dreadful news and I feel sorry for the RR team who have worked so hard on developing this fabulous engine.
Have a look at the Flightglobal website where they published the speech given by the Airbus CEO to staff on Tuesday. The transcript of the speech was leaked and was not meant for public consumption
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/10/04/Navigation/177/209674/Internet+bloggers+publish+entire+transcript+of+Airbus+CEO+Ch ristian+Streiff's+frank+speech+to.html
but the production process has one, big flaw – one weak link in the chain: that of the design of the electrical harnesses installation in the forward and aft fuselage.
To be clear: This is the weak link in the manufacturing chain, this is the reason why ramping up the production is hampered.