Singapore Airlines has grounded a second Airbus A380 super-jumbo because of a fuel pump problem.
The carrier said the move delayed passengers bound for Sydney on Monday who had to switch to smaller planes.
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India-Pakistan flights to double ... now back in service. A similar fuel pump problem grounded another of the airline's A380s back in February.
Singapore Airlines is currently the first and only carrier to enter the A380 into commercial service.
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At present the airline has three of the planes, with another 16 on order.
Last week it flew an A380 into London's Heathrow Airport for the first time.
It first introduced the plane in October, on its Singapore to Sydney route.
Dubai-based Emirates will become the second airline to use the A380 when it takes its first delivery in August.
(BBC)
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