While relatively modern, the fact that there were four of them meant that the A380 was inherently less efficient than a ...

Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 engine for the Airbus A380, which is not scheduled for certification until October 2004, is already running at thrust levels around 25% more than required for entry into ...

The Airbus A380 is the world's largest commercial jet equipped with four engines that give the superjumbo some impressive performance capabilities. The A380's two engine options - the Engine Alliance ...

Qantas Airbus A380. Photo: By Rob Finlayson. Rolls-Royce on Friday reiterated that the issue that caused the uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas Airbus A380 on Nov. 4 "is specific to the ...

Qantas Airways may not finish inspecting the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines on its grounded A380 fleet until Wednesday, casting further doubt on when the fleet will resume operations. Inspections are ...

Rolls-Royce engines on the world's largest airliner malfunctioned four times before one of them disintegrated during flight last week, and aviation experts said Thursday that the earlier mishaps may ...

Introduction -- Design and development -- Engine testing -- First flight and certification -- The partnership begins -- Powering the A380 -- training for service -- Building for service -- Delivery -- ...