Air safety officials have begun investigating why an engine failed on one of Australia's Qantas Airlines jumbo jets on Thursday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Singapore.

航空安全官员开始调查澳大利亚航空公司一架巨型喷气式客机的引擎星期四失灵的原因，这次事故迫使该飞机在新加坡紧急迫降。

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Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, however said this month that mergers and acquisitions between airlines in the Asia Pacific region were more than ten years away, due to regulatory and commercial barriers.

然而，澳洲航空的CEO Alan Joyce在这个月说，在亚太地区航空公司间的合并和收购还有10年之遥，主要是因为法律和商业障碍。

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Qantas grounded its fleet of six super-jumbos. Other airlines pulled theirs in for rapid inspections.

澳洲航空停用了它的6架该类型的客机，其他航空公司则对他们的该型号客机进行了快速检查。

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Other major flight operators such as American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Qantas, and United Airlines have also sought out prominent chefs in recent years as they attempt create a fine-dining experience in the sky.

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Airlines planning to operate the A380 at Heathrow include Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Malaysia Airlines.

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Qantas said China Eastern Airlines is China's second largest airline in terms of passengers carried.

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