Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa checked their planes and returned all but one to service. Wheeldon says that (1)___________________.
"We must remember that this was not a crash, this was an incident where one engine failed, there are 3 others, this aircraft can fly on 2 engines. Now obviously (2)________________________________, but the company has got to the bottom of it very quickly." But this report spells bad financial news for Rolls-Royce, says Wheeldon.
"Clearly the stock has already suffered, it came back on a positive front Friday after the announcement. I think we are going to see some drift here until the day comes that they can tell us that this is firmly behind them."
Rolls-Royce would not comment on how long repairs would take, as it would depend on (3)________________________________to go ahead. The company also would not comment on whether this would delay delivery of A380s expected to go into service in 2011.