I very much doubt that the RR powered 380s will fly again very soon.
This will very much test RR's mettle(no pun intended) and could very well send them to the wall. The British economy(and indeed the EU/USA), are basket cases and this is diabolical for RR.
Sounds like a design flaw with the Trent and/or the metal alloy used is not to the design criteria required.
QF and SQ are going to take them(RR) to the cleaners with this. Even though it appears not the fault of the carriers concerned, this is doing enormous damage to their brands.
Last edited by Normasars; 11th Nov 2010 at 08:11.