Rolls Royce to inspect Qantas A380 engine vibration on QF9

Rolls Royce will inspect the engine of a Qantas plane that was forced to divert to Sydney just hours into its trip.

Rolls Royce will inspect the engine of a Qantas plane that was forced to divert to Sydney just hours into its trip from Melbourne to Dubai.

On April 5, flight QF9 was re-routed to Sydney about three hours into its flight because of an engine vibration issue.

The 410 passengers on-board the flight were able to take another A380 aircraft to continue on to Dubai.

The engine that suffered the vibration was replaced in Sydney last week. The engine in question is now being inspected by Qantas’s engineering team and Rolls Royce.

North Queensland Airports chief executive Kevin Brown resigned this week after more than four years in the role.

Since joining NQA in October 2011, Mr Brown secured state government approval of Land Use Plans for both Cairns and Mackay Airports, oversaw the development of masterplans for both facilities and secured new direct international routes for Cairns Airport. The recruitment process to find a new CEO is under way.

In celebration of its newly launched A330 Business Class cabin, Malaysia Airlines is offering a two-for-one sale on business and first class seats.

The promotion is available until 18 April 2016 on flights from Australia to Malaysia, Southeast Asia, China and Hong Kong, north and south Asia and Britain, for travel until November 30 this year.