I have no doubt that RR and Airbus will do their best to solve any issues, and that the flying whale will in due course be safe if not safer than any other metallic pterodactyl transporting two-legged freight; however the press release by RR *stinks*.
Trent 900 update - Rolls-Royce
According to the "reporter" in the link below, who is citing sources by name, the current production A380 engines are modded. Now I wonder whether RR arebeing very careful about NOT talking about the fact that mods were made; and I also wonder whether Airbus was told of the reason of the mods, and whether Quantas was told anything at all. In the heavily certified and inspected environment of the aeronautics industry, I wonder how much a supplier can mod a "minor component" like an engine without documenting, explaining and recertifying downstream.
Rolls-Royce engines were modified well before Qantas mid-air scare | Herald Sun
To be nasty, I would think that it looks like if the pilots hadn't brought their plane down safely, people might be looking for scapegoats to send to prison.
Edmund