Singapore Airlines said Thursday it was further inspecting the Rolls-Royce engines on its Airbus A380 fleet following a directive by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), DPA reported.
"The ongoing precautionary inspections enable the safe and continuous operation of the fleet," Singapore Airlines said in a statement.
The measure came after the explosion last week of a Rolls-Royce engine on a Qantas A380 forced the plane into an emergency landing in Singapore.
"EASA has issued an airworthiness directive which mandates a revised inspection programme for Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines," Singapore Airlines said.
"We are inspecting our wider fleet in accordance with the directives set out by EASA and the recommendations from Rolls-Royce," it said, adding it was in full compliance with the order by the European regulator.
The emergency airworthiness directive, issued on Wednesday, said the engine failure on the Qantas superjumbo might have been caused by an oil fire on parts of the machine.
"This condition, if not detected, could ultimately result in uncontained engine failure potentially leading to damage to the aeroplane and hazards to persons or property on the ground," the regulator said.
Singapore Airlines said it had carried out precautionary engine changes on three of its 11 A380s after it had found oil stains during tests.
The airline said Thursday its flight schedules remained unchanged, adding it would deploy Boeing aircraft where necessary.
Singapore Airlines was the first to fly the world's largest passenger plane when the A380 began commercial flights in 2007.