Qantas Airways has announced that some of its Airbus A380 services will be restarted on the weekend with one route on Saturday running between Sydney and London. The Australian carrier said it will then progressively reintroduce its other huge aircraft onto its international network.

Alan Joyce, the chief executive officer of Qantas, said he feels it is appropriate to resume services this week as they feel they have gotten to the core of the problem. Qantas’s entire fleet of A380 airbuses where grounded on November 4 after an emergency landing in Singapore was forced when the Rolls Royce engine of a planes blew up in midair.

Oil leeks on three other Qantas aircraft were found following investigations. According to Rolls Royce PLC, the engine failure was due to a component in the engine’s turbine which caused an oil fire.

Qantas said that services would be restored on the A380 aircraft after an intensive engine inspection programme. Until possible additional changes are made to the engines or further operation experience is gained, the planes will not, however, be used on routes that require the use of “maximum certified engine thrust”.
In a statement, the carrier added that it will still be taking a delivery of four more new A380 aircraft over the next year. In total, the Australian company has ordered 20 of the double-decker aeroplanes.