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Multiple Airbus A380 planes to be grounded for urgent inspections after cracks found in wings

Multiple Airbus A380 planes to be grounded for urgent inspections after cracks found in wings
Business | The Guardian

Airbus to inspect 15 Emirates and one Qantas plane after cracks found in structural wing beam of some jets Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Airbus will inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered urgent inspections requiring airlines to examine the wing-spar structure on the affected jets after inspectors found cracks during routine maintenance c

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