Qantas unveils cost of A380 engine troubles
Problems with the A380 engine cost Qantas AU$55 million (£34.2m) in the first half.
An explosion in one of its Rolls-Royce engines meant the airline had to ground its A380 aircraft last November.
Qantas is still in talks with Rolls-Royce over compensation and has not ruled out taking legal action.
It warned there would be another AU$25 million (£15.5m) charge in the second-half results because of the problems.
Despite the disruption, Qantas reported that its first half net profits had risen four-fold to AU$241 million (£150m).
Underlying profit before tax rose 56% to AU$417 million, as sales grew 10% to AU$7.59 billion over the second half of last year.
Qantas predicted 2011 full-year profits would be considerably up on last year, but said profits would be impacted by high fuel prices and the recent floods in Queensland.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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