Reuters) - Engine checks on the world's largest airliner following last month's Qantas (QAN.AX) emergency have scuppered Airbus's (EAD.PA) hopes of meeting a target of delivering 20 A380 superjumbos this year.
A spokesman said on Wednesday Airbus would deliver just one more aircraft, on top of 18 which have already left the assembly line, before the end of the month instead of a further two.
The shortfall reflects the time taken for checks on Rolls-Royce (RR.L) Trent 900 engines similar to the one which exploded mid-air on November 4, forcing a fully laden Qantas A380 to return to Singapore with a punctured wing.
Engineers last week replaced one of the Rolls-Royce engines on an undelivered Qantas plane following an oil pipe inspection, after regulators linked last month's incident to a flawed pipe.
That plane was due to leave Toulouse by Thursday. The revisions will leave Airbus parent EADS (EAD.PA) short of an estimated......
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