Singapore Airlines was forced to make the first cancellation of an A380 service due to a technical problem yesterday, after its single operational aircraft suffered a fuel pump problem.

Airbus confirms that Monday’s A380 flight from Singapore to Sydney was replaced by a 747-400 due to a “fuel pump issue”. SIA is reported to have said that that the problem was detected during engine start, and could not be resolved by the installation of a replacement fuel pump. The airline was unavailable for comment.

The switch to the 747, which has around 30% fewer seats than the A380, resulted in around 70 of the 418 passengers booked on the A380 being transferred to other flights today, say reports.

“Airbus and our own engineers have dedicated teams to try to

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