Paris: European air safety officials extended checks for Airbus A380 wing cracks to the entire superjumbo fleet on Wednesday and said the widespread defects could pose a safety risk if left unremedied. The move to inspect all 68 A380s in service came as Qantas Airways grounded one of its planes for up to a week following the discovery of 36 separate cracks in wing parts. The new measures by the...
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Kuala Lumpur: European air safety officials are preparing to extend checks for Airbus A380 wing cracks to the entire superjumbo fleet, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The decision to proceed with a gradual inspection of all 68 A380s in service will refocus attention on flaws recently identified in flagship jets at both Airbus and Boeing. Both aircraft makers maintain that their newest jets remain safe to...05:08 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Hyderabad: The world's largest airplane Airbus A380 made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Sunday, an airport official said. The Emirates flight, with 481 passengers on board, was on its way from Bangkok to Dubai. "The aircraft landed with 481 passengers safely at 3.40 am," an airport spokesman told IANS. The pilot cited a technical snag in the aircraft as the reason for making the emergency landing...11:22 AM, Oct 23, 2011
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