What is clear is that there was an uncontained engine failure on one of the Roll-Royce Trent 900 engines that sent debris to the ground as well as up through the wing, leaving a hole there.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Monday that it has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure on the Trent 900-powered A380 Qantas flight on Nov. 4. "It is ...

LONDON, January 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rolls-Royce Trent 900, the largest aero engine the company has ever built, will be unveiled along with the new Airbus A380 at a special ceremony in Toulouse on ...

Rolls-Royce Group Plc said the cause of the Trent 900 blowout that grounded Qantas Airways Ltd.’s fleet of A380s superjumbos is specific to that engine model, as it seeks to dispel concern about ...

British Airways and Rolls-Royce said Thursday that they have completed contracts for Trent 900 engines to power a dozen Airbus A380s, the first announcement of any deal for the giant engines sin ...

Engine maker Rolls-Royce Group PLC on Friday says it will replace a component in Trent 900 engines following its investigation into the cause of an engine failure last week on an Airbus A380 ...

Engine Alliance is confident it can maintain or extend the 1% fuel burn advantage it claims for its GP7200 on the Airbus A380 over the rival Rolls-Royce Trent 900 through systematic upgrades over ...

It added the engine to be replaced "showed no oil leak". The carrier operates a fleet of four A380s. Singapore Airlines stated it would replace Trent 900 engines if needed (Dow Jones, 18-Nov-2010). It ...

Engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce flew its Trent 900 turbofan engine--destined for the Airbus A380--for the first time May 17, using an A340-300 testbed aircraft. The Trent 900 is installed on the ...

Users of Rolls-Royce Group Plc Trent 900 engines, the type that exploded on a Qantas Airways Ltd. flight on Nov. 4, should install software in order to detect turbine discs spinning too quickly ...

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) moved quickly on an August Rolls-Royce recommendation to mandate inspections of Trent 900 engines undergoing overhaul work to ensure that routine ...

British Airways and Rolls-Royce said Thursday that they have completed contracts for Trent 900 engines to power a dozen Airbus A380s, the first announcement of any deal for the giant ...