Qantas is ready to return its A380s to the air but the service will be limited to the UK route only and pilots have been given strict instructions not to use the engines to full thrust unless necessary. This is the airline’s restriction not the engine manufacturer. Alan Joyce said that the restrictions will remain ”until we’re comfortable with the history and the information we’ll get from the continued operation over the next few weeks”. Joyce was unable to confirm when Qantas will be confident enough to fly the A380 across the Pacific Ocean to Los Angeles, which requires maximum

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