Progress in Qantas probe

ROLLS-ROYCE yesterday said it had made progress on understanding the cause of the engine failure that forced a Qantas superjumbo jet to make an emergency landing.

The manufacturing giant said it had become clear the incident was specific to its Trent 900 engine. Rolls added: “We are working in close co-operation with Airbus, our customers and the authorities, and as always safety remains our highest priority.”

Shares in the group ended up more than 2%, having earlier slumped by 4% after Qantas said oil leaks were discovered in three engines on its superjumbo fleet.

Qantas grounded six A380s after an engine burst minutes into a flight from Singapore to Sydney last week, scattering debris over Indonesia’s Batam island.