The Singapore airlines Airbus A380 has been grounded for the due to a problem the fuel pump. The plane was due to fly to Sydney from Singapore however could not make the journey.

Singapore Airlines were forced to replace the superjumbo with a smaller capacity Boeing 747-400 as the airlines other A380 was undergoing routine maintenance.

This is the first grounding of the airline due to a fault with the airplane. Last month a flight was grounded after a tow truck pushing the aircraft damaged one of the wheels on the A380.